Stock Photo - Harris Railway Bridge over Mula river between Dapodi & Khadki near Pune. Noxious weed: Water Lettuce, Botanical name: Pistia statiotes, Family: Araceae. A free floating aquatic plant. Often escapes from aquaria. Looks like a very small open leaved lettuce or cabbage. Leaves pale green. Spreads from stolons which form numerous ´daughter´ plants. It has a dense fibrous root system. Very quickly forms dense masses. Mats can choke streams. Spread very rapidly and can deoxygenate the water, resulting in fish kills. Water losses increase due to transpiration. Creates a haven for mosquitoes. Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Stock Photo: Harris Railway Bridge over Mula river between Dapodi & Khadki near Pune. Noxious weed: Water Lettuce, Botanical name: Pistia statiotes, Family: Araceae.

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