Species Details

Wolffia brasiliensis

Brazilian watermeal

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2014 Jeff Greenhouse
Photo of Wolffia brasiliensis
© 2019 Evan D. MacKinnon
Scientific Name:
Wolffia brasiliensis Wedd.
Common Name:
Brazilian watermeal
Family: Araceae
Element Code: PMLEM03020
USDA Plants Symbol: WOBR
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb (aquatic)
Blooming Period: Apr-Dec
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Elevation:
20 - 100 meters
65 - 330 feet
General Habitats:
  • Marshes and swamps (shallow freshwater)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Potentially threatened by competition. See Madroño 36(4):283-286 (1989) for first CA occurrence.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 2
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 2 33 %
THREAT LIST:
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 1 16%
Waterway bank protection/maintenance 1 16%
Total Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 1 0 0 0 5
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 2
Presence:
Presumed Extant 6
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Glenn (GLE), Sutter (SUT), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camp Far West (3912113), Hamilton City (3912261), Llano Seco (3912158), Ord Ferry (3912168), Pennington (3912137)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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