Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes L. - Arum family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.