Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
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Cryptogenic
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10 results for Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
2831 Pistia stratiotes Competition Experimental Laboratory Pistia stratiotes produces a-asarone, a phenylpropanoid with antialgal properties. The... 29731
2832 Pistia stratiotes Competition Observational Field Dense mats of P. stratiotes can shade out and reduce the amount of light available to... 29732
2835 Pistia stratiotes Competition Observational Field Three years after P. stratiotes was first observed in Slovenia, a decline in the native... 29781
2849 Pistia stratiotes Competition Experimental Laboratory Pistia stratiotes proved to be strongly competitive, improving growth at the expense of... 33792
2851 Pistia stratiotes Competition Experimental Laboratory Competition trials showed that Pistia was very aggressive towards Limnobium causing yield to be... 33793
7124 Pistia stratiotes Competition Observational Field Oxygen and light limitations caused by Pistia stratiotes killed native plants, fish and... 31302
7125 Pistia stratiotes Competition Anecdotal N/A Oxygen and light limitations caused by P. stratiotes killed native plants, fish and... 42134
7256 Pistia stratiotes Competition Observational Field Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) invasion in a oxbow lake on the Sava River, Slovenia... 41788
7277 Pistia stratiotes Competition Experimental Laboratory Invasive water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has inhibitory effects on the growth of... 41822
9590 Pistia stratiotes Competition Observational Field In some regions of China, Pistia stratiote have displaced native Ottelia sp. and... 43180

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