Water-Meal | Wolffia spp. in Family Asclepiadaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Giant Duckweed whose botanical name is Spirodela polyrhiza belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Wolffia spp. whose common name is Water-Meal which belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Water-Meal is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Thick leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Water-Meal are narrow.

Water-Meal produces white flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Wolffia spp. whose common name is Water-Meal blooms in summer and spring

Wolffia spp. belongs to the plant family Asclepiadaceae. Like most aquatic plants Water-Meal needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows quickly.

Water-Meal can reach a height of 15 metres.