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 the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
