Biology:Wolffiella gladiata

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Wolffiella gladiata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Wolffiella
Species:
W. gladiata
Binomial name
Wolffiella gladiata
(Hegelm.) Hegelm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Wolffia floridana (J.D.Sm.) O.D.Sm. ex Hegelm.
  • Wolffia gladiata Hegelm.
  • Wolffia gladiata var. floridana J.D.Sm.
  • Wolffiella floridana (J.D.Sm.) C.H.Thomps.

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 (state) , and the Distrito Federal de México.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15334855 entry