Wolffia

Wolffia
Each speck is an individual plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lemnoideae
Genus: Wolffia
Schleid.
Close-up of floating aquatic plants: Spirodela polyrrhiza and Wolffia globosa; the very tiny Wolffia plants are under 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long.

Wolffia is a genus of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan distribution.[1] They include the smallest flowering plants on Earth.[2] Commonly called watermeal or duckweed,[3][4] these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water. They often float together in pairs or form floating mats with related plants, such as Lemna and Spirodela species.

  1. ^ "Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The Charms of Duckweed". 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for WOLFFIA". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 5 July 2022.