Description
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Fronds 1 or 2--4 coherent in small groups, wide tongue-shaped or ovate, 3--9 mm, 1.5--4 times as long as wide, rounded at tip; tract of elongated cells running between median line and edge of lower wall of pouch; area of air spaces within frond rarely longer than wide; angle of pouch 70°--120°°; flowering fronds narrower than most vegetative ones. Fruits 0.41--0.44 mm. 2n = 40, 42.
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Distribution
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Calif., Fla., La., Tex.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America.
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Flowering/Fruiting
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Flowering (very rare) throughout year.
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Habitat
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Mesotrophic, quiet waters in subtropical to tropical regions with mild winters; 0--200m.
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Synonym
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Wolffia lingulata Hegelmaier, Lemnac., 132. 1868
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Wolffiella lingulata
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Wolffiella lingulata is a species of flowering plant known by the common names tongueshape bogmat and tongueshape mud-midget. It is native to the Americas, where it is widely distributed and grows in calm water bodies such as ponds. It is a tiny plant made up a green frond measuring 3 to 9 millimeters wide. It often takes the form of a mother-daughter pair of fronds as it undergoes vegetative reproduction by budding. It may also undergo sexual reproduction by producing minute, microscopic flowers.
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Wolffiella lingulata: Brief Summary
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Wolffiella lingulata is a species of flowering plant known by the common names tongueshape bogmat and tongueshape mud-midget. It is native to the Americas, where it is widely distributed and grows in calm water bodies such as ponds. It is a tiny plant made up a green frond measuring 3 to 9 millimeters wide. It often takes the form of a mother-daughter pair of fronds as it undergoes vegetative reproduction by budding. It may also undergo sexual reproduction by producing minute, microscopic flowers.
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