Wolffia globosa

(Roxburgh) Hartog & Plas

Blumea 18:367. 1970.

WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Lemna globosa Roxburgh Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 565. 1832
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 152.
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Fronds ovoid, 0.4–0.8 mm (x 0.3–0.5 mm), 1.3–2 times as long as wide, 1–1.5 times as deep as wide, rounded or slightly pointed at apex, papilla absent; adaxial surface transparently green, with 1–10(–30) stomates; pigment cells absent in vegetative tissue. 2n = 30, 60.


Phenology: Flowering (very rare) late spring–fall.
Habitat: Mesotrophic to eutrophic, quiet waters in warm-temperate to tropical regions with mild winters
Elevation: 0–600 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Probably Calif., Fla., South America (Colombia, Ecuador), e Asia, Pacific Islands (Hawaii).

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Wolffia globosa"
Elias Landolt +
(Roxburgh) Hartog & Plas +
Lemna globosa +
Probably Calif. +, Fla. +, South America (Colombia +, Ecuador) +, e Asia +  and Pacific Islands (Hawaii). +
0–600 m +
Mesotrophic to eutrophic, quiet waters in warm-temperate to tropical regions with mild winters +
Flowering (very rare) late spring–fall. +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Wolffia globosa +
species +