Gailearaí

Invasive species: Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce) is a water plant native to tropical and subtropical fresh water zones. The plant is very popular for ornamentic and aquarisitic purposes. The survival of the species in open terrain is favored by the rising temperatures which drive its dissemination. It adapts easily to changing conditions and shows a high reproduction rate. It will be added to the union's list of invasive arts in Europe in August 2024 after a transition phase.

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Meise Botanic Garden

Natural History Museum in Paris

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Natural History Museum in Paris

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Simonis, Udo E.

GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne

Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Natural History Museum in Paris