Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford
Detail
- Family
- Araceae
- Botanical Name
- Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford
- Common Name
- Lesser Greater Duckweed
- Synonym(s)
- Spirodela oligorrhiza (Kurz) Hegelmann
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Landoltia punctata (G. Mey.) D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford
- Comments
- Ward (in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1):197-203 (2011)) argued that the name Landoltia punctata was invalid, and that Spirodela oligorrhiza is the correct name for this species. However, Wiersema (2015, Plant Biology 17(1): 5-9) subsequently provided a detailed rebuttal to Ward’s typification/nomenclatural argument.
- Habitat
- Pools, ponds, and sluggish streams. Locally common in the Coastal Plain, rare (or under-documented) in the eastern Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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