This introduced aquatic plant is commonly known as water lettuce.
Pistia stratiotes is described as a "monocot" in the Araceaeeae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
A category 3 restricted invasive plant under the Biosecurity Act 2014. Reported at Burrum Town and Booral. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
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Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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