Wolffia borealis

Wolffia borealis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lemnoideae
Genus: Wolffia
Species: Wolffia borealis

Name

Wolffia borealis (Engelm. ex Hegelm.) Landolt, 1986

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Wolffia brasiliensis var. borealis Engelm., Exsicc. (Herb. Engelmann) 1867(Sept.): s.n. (1867).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America British Columbia; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Nebraska; New Hampshire; New York; Ontario; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Qubec; South Dakota; Tennessee; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Wisconsin References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Landolt, E., 1986. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71: 453

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Wolffia borealis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Wolffia borealis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Wolffia borealis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Wolffia borealis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Wolffia borealis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: northern watermeal

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