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Scientific Name
Wolffia brasiliensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Wolffia brasiliensis Wedd.
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brazilian Watermeal
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusWolffia
SpeciesWolffia brasiliensis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Checklist 2005
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Life form Tags
  • Aquatic
Park Rank Tags
  • Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
  • Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Monocot
Wetland Status Tags
  • Obligate Wetland
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/21/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
tevans@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/4/2023 7:31:27 AM
Notes
No specimen for this plant or observational evidence. Via Langdon, it was located in a sewage lagoon in Swain Co that has since been filled in, so may or may not still be present in park. ~T. Evans Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public, Accepted Detail: DataSource = Vascular Plant Checklist for Great Smoky Mountains NP Prepared on June 21, 2004 by Janet Rock
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