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Columbian Watermeal (Wolffia columbiana)

Description

Wolffia columbiana (Columbian watermeal) is a perennial aquatic plant in the Duckweed family (Lemnaceae). This plant is distributed widely throughout North, Central, and South America, and also occurs in Cura-ao.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Alismatales

            • Family: Araceae

              • Genus: Wolffia