Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
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25 results for Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
7142 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Pistia stratiotes can block waterways and impair the efficiency of irrigation... 29767
7143 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Pistia stratiotes clogs rivers and canals, interferes with the activity of hydroelectric... 29770
7144 Pistia stratiotes Other Observational Field From 2005-2006, treatment of P. stratiotes in Florida waters cost about $1.4 million... 31302
7145 Pistia stratiotes Other Observational Field Pistia stratiotes can invade rice fields, severely limiting the growth of this crop. 28619
7147 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Pistia stratiotes is one of the world’s worst weeds, the dense and unavoidable mats of... 29766
7237 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) was frequently cited as a traditional medicinal plant... 41760
7242 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has comparitively higher productivity as a biofuel due... 41766
7246 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Under anaerobic conditions, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can be used to create high... 41772
7247 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A After photofermentation and ammonium stripping, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) biomass... 41773
7261 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory The juice collected from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can serve as effective medium... 41795
7262 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Allelochemical extract from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) have the potiential to... 41796
7263 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Ethyl acetate extracted from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) have the potiential to act... 41797
7264 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Ethanolic extracts from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) had antibacterial effects. 41800
7267 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can purify air and remove indoor pollutants but are less... 41806
7269 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory In non-chelating trails, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) was able to remove heavy metals... 41811
7271 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory In-vivo experiments with mice showed that methanol acetate extracted from water lettuce (Pistia... 41813
7273 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Laboratory experiments indicated extracts from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) inhibited... 41816
7278 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can absorb uranium and might have the potiential for... 41827
7279 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Cadmium concentration ranging from 0.01 to 0.08 µM had no effects on water lettuce (Pistia... 41828
7280 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can alter pond loach (Misgurnus... 41830
7281 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has potiential use in phytoremediation of acid mine... 41834
7282 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Laboratory Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) reduced COD, nitrates, phosphates, total coliform, and... 41835
7286 Pistia stratiotes Other Experimental Field Snail (Biomphalaria glabrata) abundance increased in mesocosms with water lettuce... 41777
7287 Pistia stratiotes Other Observational Field Uptake of potientially toxic elements, such as Cd, Cu, and Pb, by water lettuce (Pistia... 41779
7296 Pistia stratiotes Other Anecdotal N/A Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine (diuretic... 42213

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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