Pistia stratiotes

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q654001
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Pistia stratiotes

Summary

Pistia stratiotes is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,014 views/month, #1,446 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pistia stratiotes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pistia stratiotes is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pistia stratiotes's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pistia stratiotes is classified within Pistia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Pistia stratiotes is Pistia stratiotes[7].
  • Pistia stratiotes is used for fodder[8].
  • Pistia stratiotes is used for medicinal plant[9].
  • Pistia stratiotes's Commons category is recorded as Pistia stratiotes[10].
  • Pistia stratiotes's Commons gallery is recorded as Pistia stratiotes[11].
  • Pistia stratiotes's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[12].
  • Pistia stratiotes's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[13].
  • Pistia stratiotes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Pistia stratiotes's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(2)[15].
  • Pistia stratiotes's described by source is recorded as Flora of the Lesser Antilles, Leeward and Windward Islands[16].
  • Pistia stratiotes's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102491[17].
  • Pistia stratiotes's short name is recorded as P. stratiotes[18].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as water lettuce[19].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Lechuguilla de Agua[20].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Repollo de Agua[21].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Laitue d'Eau[22].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Pistie[23].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Salade du Nil[24].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as Water Lettuce[25].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as 大萍[26].
  • Pistia stratiotes is commonly known as 大蕊萍[27].

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Classification

Pistia stratiotes's scientific name is Pistia stratiotes[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pistia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include water lettuce[19], Lechuguilla de Agua[20], Repollo de Agua[21], Laitue d'Eau[22], Pistie[23], and Salade du Nil[24].

Identifiers

Pistia stratiotes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 78589[28]. Pistia stratiotes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4477[29]. Pistia stratiotes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1134478[30]. Pistia stratiotes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2870583[31]. Pistia stratiotes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 42542[32].

Why It Matters

Pistia stratiotes ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,014 views/month, #1,446 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Has use fodder, medicinal plant
    Taxon rank species
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