Wolffia columbiana H. Karsten. Section: Wolffia. Common name: Colombian Watermeal. Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps. Distribution: Widespread in North America, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, ETx1, F, FNA22, G, GrPl, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, RAB, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Landolt (1980), Landolt (1986), Spaulding et al (2019); = Bruneria columbiana (H.Karst.) Nieuwl. — S. Basionym: Wolffia columbiana H.Karst. 1867 [1865]
Links to other floras: = Wolffia columbiana - 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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