Araceae
Asian watermeal
Wolffia globosa
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Wolffia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Assamese
- সৰু পুণী
- Chinese
- 无根萍, 無根萍, 芜萍
- English
- Asian watermeal
- Japanese
- ミジンコウキクサ
- Russian
- Вольфия шаровидная
- Thai
- ผำ
Synonyms
- Grantia globosa (Roxb.) Griff.
- Lemna globosa Roxb.
- Telmatophace cylindracea Welw. ex Hegelm.
- Wolffia schleidenii Miq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orawan Monthakantirat, Yaowared Chulikhit, Juthamart Maneenet, Charinya Khamphuk, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nguyen-Khanh-Trinh Tram, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.