Wolffia columbiana H.Karst. is a plant in the Araceae family, order Alismatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Wolffia columbiana H.Karst.

Wolffia columbiana H.Karst.

Wolffia columbiana (Columbian watermeal) is a perennial aquatic Lemnoideae plant widespread across the Americas and Curaçao.

Family
Genus
Wolffia
Order
Alismatales
Class
Liliopsida

About Wolffia columbiana H.Karst.

Wolffia columbiana, commonly known as Columbian watermeal, is a perennial aquatic plant belonging to the subfamily Lemnoideae. It has a wide distribution across North America, Central America, and South America, and is also found growing in Curaçao.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Araceae Wolffia

More from Araceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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