*Phyllanthus fluitans Bentham ex Müller of Aargau. Common name: Red Root Floater. Habitat: Floating on stagnant waters of canals and streams. Distribution: Native of South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Other Comments: A potentially highly invasive aquatic weed. See Franck et al. (2016) and Wilder & Sowinski (2010).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA12, K4, Bouman et al (2022). Basionym: Phyllanthus fluitans Benth. ex Müller of Aargau 1863
Links to other floras: = Phyllanthus fluitans - FNA12
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
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