Wolffiella gladiata
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Wolffiella |
Species: | W. gladiata
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Binomial name | |
Wolffiella gladiata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Wolffiella gladiata, the Florida mudmidget,[2] is an aquatic plant in the family Araceae. It is one of the smallest flowering plants known, a mere 3–9 mm long. It occurs in quiet waters in the states along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States from Texas to New Jersey plus in the states of the Ohio River Valley. Additional specimens have been collected from Massachusetts, Washington, and the Distrito Federal de México.[3]
References[]
- ^ The Plant List, Wolffiella gladiata
- ^ "Wolffiella gladiata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America vol 22 p 151.
Categories:
- Lemnoideae
- Aquatic plants
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Plants described in 1868
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of Oklahoma
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of Missouri
- Flora of Illinois
- Flora of the Northeastern United States