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Water Lettuce - Pistia stratiotes Plantentuin, Meise.  Belgium,Geotagged,Pistia stratiotes,Spring,Water Lettuce Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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"Pistia" is a genus of aquatic plants in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole genus in the tribe "Pistieae" which reflects its systematic isolation within the family. The single species it comprises, "Pistia stratiotes", is often called water cabbage, water lettuce, Nile cabbage, or shellflower.

Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Mar 20, 2022. Captured May 17, 2012 16:20 in Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, 1860 Meise, Belgium.
  • SP550UZ
  • f/4.3
  • 10/2000s
  • ISO80
  • 30.15mm