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Hydrocharitaceae
Ottelia

*Ottelia alismoides (Linnaeus) Persoon. Common name: Duck-lettuce. Habitat: Quiet waters of streams and bayous, and a weed in rice fields. Distribution: Native of Asia and Australia.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, ETx1, FNA22, K4, WH3; Stratiotes alismoides L. = n/a — C. Basionym: Stratiotes alismoides L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Ottelia alismoides - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

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