Pistia stratiotes

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Family:	ARACEAE
Species:	Pistia stratiotes L.
Common Name:	WATER-LETTUCE
Plant Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, EPPC(I), OBL (NWI)
Specimen:	View specimen details in the USF Herbarium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	ARACEAE
Genus	Pistia
Species	Pistia stratiotes L. - WATER-LETTUCE

Citation

Citation	PISTIA STRATIOTES Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 963. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	INDIA: Kerala: (lectotype: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 11: t. 32. 1692). Lectotypified by Suresh et al., Taxon 32: 127. 1983.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Source

County	Herbaria	Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua	FLAS
Bay	TROY
Brevard	FSU
Broward	USF
Citrus	USF
Collier	USF
Columbia	USF
De Soto	USF
Duval	USF
Gilchrist	USF
Glades	USF
Hardee	USF
Hendry	USF
Hernando	USF
Highlands	USF
Hillsborough	USF
Indian River	USF
Jefferson	USF
Lake	USF
Lee	FLAS
Leon	FSU
Levy	FLAS
Manatee	USF
Marion	USF
Martin	USF
Miami-Dade	FTG
Okeechobee	USF
Orange	FLAS
Osceola	DWP
Palm Beach	USF
Pasco	USF
Pinellas	USF
Polk	USF
Putnam	FLAS
Sarasota	USF
Seminole	FLAS
St. Lucie	USF
Sumter	USF
Suwannee	FLAS
Volusia	USF

Synonyms

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Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Apiospermum obcordatum	Apiospermum obcordatum Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 351. 1853, nom. illegit.	BASIONYM: Pistia obcordata Schleiden 1838, nom. illegit.; Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus 1753.
Pistia obcordata	Pistia obcordata Schleiden, Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 20. 1838, nom. illegit.	BASIONYM: Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus 1753.
Pistia spathulata	Pistia spathulata Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 162. 1803.
Pistia stratiotes var. obcordata	Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus, var. obcordata Engler, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 3(2): 214. 1878, nom. inadmiss.	BASIONYM: Pistia obcordata Schleiden 1838, nom. illegit.; Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus 1753.
Pistia stratiotes var. spathulata	Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus, var. spathulata (Michaux) Engler, in Martius, Fl. Bras. 3(2): 214. 1878.	BASIONYM: Pistia spathulata Michaux 1803.
Zala asiatica	Zala asiatica Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 405. 1790, nom. illegit.	BASIONYM: Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus 1753.
Limnonesis commutata	Limnonesis commutata (Schleiden) Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 351-352. 1853.	BASIONYM: Pistia commutata Schleiden 1838.
Limnonesis friedrichsthaliana	Limnonesis friedrichsthaliana Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 351-352. 1853.
Pistia aegyptiaca	Pistia aegyptiaca Schleiden, Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 19. 1838.
Pistia aethiopica	Pistia aethiopica Fenzl ex Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 354. 1853.		TYPE: ETHIOPIA:
Pistia africana	Pistia africana C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 240. 1851.		TYPE: SOUTH AFRICA:
Pistia amazonica	Pistia amazonica C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 240. 1851.		TYPE: BRAZIL:
Pistia brasiliensis	Pistia brasiliensis Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 356. 1853.		TYPE: BRAZIL:
Pistia commutata	Pistia commutata Schleiden, Allg. Gartenzeitung 6: 20. 1838.
Pistia crispata	Pistia crispata Blume, Rumphia 1: 78. 1836.
Pistia cumingii	Pistia cumingii Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 356. 1853.
Pistia gardneri	Pistia gardneri Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 356. 1853.		TYPE: BRAZIL:
Pistia horkeliana	Pistia horkeliana Miquel, Linnaea 18: 81. 1844.		TYPE: SURINAM:
Pistia leprieurii	Pistia leprieurii Blume, Rumphia 1: 79. 1836.
Pistia linguaeformis	Pistia linguaeformis Blume, Rumphia 1: 78. 1836.
Pistia minor	Pistia minor Blume, Rumphia 1: 78. 1836.
Pistia natalensis	Pistia natalensis Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 354. 1853.
Pistia occidentalis	Pistia occidentalis Blume, Rumphia 1: 79. 1836.		TYPE: BARBADOS: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 1: t. 2(2). 1707). Lectotypified by Acevedo-Rodríguez & Nicolson, in Acevedo-Rodríguez & M. T. Strong, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 44. 2005.
Pistia schleideniana	Pistia schleideniana Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 356. 1853.
Pistia texensis	Pistia texensis Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1852: 356. 1853.		TYPE: TEXAS:
Pistia turpinii	Pistia turpinii Blume, Rumphia 1: 79. 1836.
Pistia weigeltiana	Pistia weigeltiana C. Presl, Epimel. Bot. 240. 1851.		TYPE: SURINAM:

Listed Status: Florida

Listed Status:	(Florida):Source - Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Chapter 5B-40, Florida Administrative Code. 1998, amended.
Endangered:	A species of plants native to the state that are in imminent danger of extinction within the state, the survival of which is unlikely if the causes of a decline in the number of plants continue, and includes all species determined to be endangered or threatened pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Threatened:	Listed as Threatened Plants in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. Defined as species of plants native to the state that are in rapid decline in the number of plants within the state, but which have not so decreased in such number as to cause them to be endangered.

Listed Status: US

Listed Status: US	(U.S.) Source - List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Endangered:	Any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened:	Any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

WAP: Wetland AssessmentProcedure

Wetland Assessment Procedure (WAP): Source - Southwest Florida Water Management District, Wetland Assessment Procedure Instruction Manual for Isolated Wetlands (March 2005).

AD:	Adaptive Species. Plant species designated as FAC or Upland by DEP, but commonly seen in the transition zone in limited numbers.
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T:	Transition Species. Plant species commonly found in the transition zone, and designated either FACW or OBL by DEP.
U:	Upland Species. Plant species that are not expected to be seen in wetlands.

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EPPC: Exotic Pest Plant Council

EPPC:

Source - Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Florida's Most Invasive Species

Category I - Species that are invading and disrupting native plant communities in Florida. This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage caused.

Category II - Species that have shown a potential to disrupt native plant communities. These species may become ranked as Category I, but have not yet demonstrated disruption of natural Florida communities.

DEP: Department of Environmental Protection

Wetland Status, Department of Environmental Regulation (DEP): Source - Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands and Surface Waters, Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code. 1994.

OBL:	Obligate wetland. Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands
FAC:	Facultative. equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.

NWI: National list of vascular plant species that occur in wetlands

Wetland Status (NWI): Source - National list of vascular plant species that occur in wetlands. US Fish & Wildlife Service Biological Report 88(24). National Wetlands Inventory, US Fish & Wildlife Service. 1988.

OBL:	Obligate Wetland. Occurs almost always (estimated probability 99%) under natural conditions in wetlands.
FACW:	Facultative Wetland. Usually occurs in wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in non-wetlands.
FAC:	Facultative. Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands (estimated probability 34%-66%).
FACU:	Facultative Upland. Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found in wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).

A positive (+) or negative (-) sign is used with the Facultative indicator category to more specifically define the regional frequency of occurrence in wetlands. The positive sign indicates a frequency toward the higher end of the category (more frequently found in wetlands), and a negative sign indicates a frequency toward the lower end of the category (less frequently found in wetlands).

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Category

Vascular:	Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem. The vascular plants include all seed-bearing plants (the gymnosperms and angiosperms) and the pteridophytes (including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails). Also called tracheophyte.
Bryophyte:	A large group of seedless green plants including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Bryophytes lack the specialized tissues xylem and phloem that circulate water and dissolved nutrients in the vascular plants. Bryophytes generally live on land but are mostly found in moist environments, for they have free-swimming sperm that require water for transport. In contrast to the vascular plants, the gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes constitutes the larger plant form, while the small sporophyte (diploid) generation grows on or within the gametophyte and depends upon it for nutrition.
Lichen:	The mutualistic symbiotic association of a fungus with an alga or a cyanobacterium, or both. The fungal component of a lichen absorbs water and nutrients from the surroundings and provides a suitable environment for the alga or cyanobacterium. These live protected among the dense fungal hyphae and produce carbohydrates for the fungus by photosynthesis. Owing to this partnership, lichens can thrive in harsh environments such as mountaintops and polar regions. The more familiar lichens grow slowly as crusty patches, but lichens are found in a variety of forms, such as the tall, plantlike reindeer moss. The association between the different organisms in a lichen is so close that lichens are routinely referred to as a single organism, and scientists classify lichens using the name of the fungal component.

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State Rank

This numeric rank provides the relative rarity for each species based on a scale from 1 (very rare) to 5 (common). These ranks carry no legal status.

S1 - Typically 5 or fewer occurrences, very few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or some factor of its biology making it especially vulnerable in New York State.
S2 - Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remaining individuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable in New York State.
S3 - Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, or miles of stream in New York State.
S4 - Apparently secure in New York State.
S5 - Demonstrably secure in New York State.
SE - State exotic or non-native
SH - Historically known from New York State, but not seen in the past 15 years.
SNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. This is mainly those species which are now excluded from flora for various reasons.
SNR - Not yet ranked
SX - Apparently extirpated from New York State.

Global Rank

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G1 - Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences), or very few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or especially vulnerable to extinction because of some factor of its biology.
G2 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G3 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G4 - Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 - 20 occurrences, or few remaining acres, or miles of stream) or very vulnerable to extinction throughout its range because of other factors.
G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
GH - Historically known, with the expectation that it might be rediscovered.
GNA - Species for which a rank is not applicable. NatureServe does not typically rank hybrid species.
GNR - Not yet ranked.
GX - Species believed to be extinct.

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Pistia stratiotes

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