Wolffia borealis (Engelmann) Landolt. Section: Pigmentatae. Common name: Northern Watermeal. Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps. Distribution: QC west to BC, south to PA, VA (?), KY, TN, MO, and CA. The occurrence in VA is uncertain.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Can, FNA22, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, Landolt (1980), Landolt (1986); = n/a — RAB; = Wolffia punctata Griseb. — C, F, G, GW1, S13, Tat, Tx, misapplied; < Bruneria punctata (Griseb.) Nieuwl. — S, misapplied. Basionym: Wolffia brasiliensis Wedd. var. borealis Engelm. 1867
Links to other floras: = Wolffia borealis - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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