Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Pistia stratiotes L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15121 with Regina Alvarez, Steve Swanson, Dan Feeser, Elizabeth Kaledin, Christopher Lee and Lisa Foderaro, 10 Jun 2015

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park, Pool. Between 101st and 102nd Streets and between 7th and 8th Avenues.

  • Habitat

    Freshwater pond near shore.

  • Description

    Herb, floating on surface of pond. There is a small population of about a dozen plants here. They appear to have overwintered from 2014 when the population covered about half the pond. These plants were removed right after we collected these, and throughout the summer, fall and winter of 2015, no more were observed.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02549621

    Occurrence ID: 9ca814ff-e330-412f-9f57-3c2654264cc2

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02757521, D. E. Atha 15121, Pistia stratiotes L. - Accepted : Araceae (38.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Pistia stratiotes L. det D. E. Atha, 2016

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    New York Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Central Park, Pool. Between 101st and 102nd Streets and between 7th and 8th Avenues

  • Elevation

    Alt. 17 m. (56 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.7946, -73.9615

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 40.794578N, 73.961519W (WGS84, ±25m), ca 17 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
0254962
Araceae
Pistia stratiotes L.
det. D. Atha, 2016
United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City,
Central Park. The Pool. Between 101st and 102nd Streets and between 7th
and 8th Avenues. 40.794578N, 73.961519W (WGS84, ±25m), ca 17 m
elev. Freshwater pond near shore.
Herb, floating on surface of pond. There is a small population of about a
dozen plants here. They appear to have overwintered from 2014 when the
population covered about half the pond. These plants were removed right
after we collected these, and throughout the summer, fall and winter of
2015, no more were observed.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Regina Alvarez, Steve Swanson, Dan Feeser, Elizabeth
Kaledin, Christopher Lee and Lisa Foderaro 15121
10 Jun2015
02549621