Flower ID: IMG_2601.JPG-07-07-2024 Flower name (scientific): Wolffia borealis (Engelmann) Landolt PY: 1986. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) WOLF-ee-ah bore-ee-AL-is Flower name (common): Northern Watermeal Family name (common): Arum Family name (scientific): Araceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.004 to 0.008 inches (0.1 to 0.2 mm) estimate Petal count: 0 (Rarely in flower, and when it does, it has no petals). Color: green Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 0.03 to 0.06 inches (0.7 to 1.5 mm) long Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, leaves are called fronds, which are elliptic in shape Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Jefferson, Marquette, Monroe, Oconto, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Walworth, Waukesha, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL