| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | OTAL |
| Group: | Monocot |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
L48 I |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
Both |  |
Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
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L48 |  |
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VI | |
NAV | |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| STAL8 | Stratiotes alismoides L. |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | Alismatidae |
| Order | Hydrocharitales |
| Family | Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family |
| Genus | Ottelia Pers. – ottelia |
| Species | Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. – ducklettuce |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
| United States:
duck-lettuce
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
duck-lettuce
Class A noxious weed
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| California
duck-lettuce
Quarantine
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| Massachusetts
duck-lettuce
Prohibited
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| North Carolina
duck lettuce
Class A noxious weed
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| Oregon
duck-lettuce
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
duck-lettuce
Invasive aquatic plant
duck-lettuce
Plant pest
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| Vermont
duck-lettuce
Class A noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Ottelia alismoides
duck lettuce
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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