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Wolffia brasiliensis

Plants

Family: Araceae · Genus: Wolffia

Wolffia brasiliensis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 449. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. · public_domain

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Wolffia brasiliensis is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Brazilian watermeal. It is native to North and South America, where it grows in mats on the surface of calm water bodies, such as ponds. It is a very small plant with no leaves, stems, or roots. The green part is up to 1.2 millimeters long with a flat surface with a bump in the center.

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