Wolffiella lingulata

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Wolffiella lingulata

Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- Family: Araceae
- Genus: Wolffiella
- Species: W. lingulata

W. lingulata is a tiny flowering plant in the arum family (Araceae). It is native to the Americas and lives in calm freshwater like ponds. The plant has a green frond that is only 3 to 9 millimeters wide. It often grows as a mother-daughter pair, reproducing vegetatively by budding. It can also reproduce sexually through very small, microscopic flowers. Common names for this plant are tongueshape bogmat and tongueshape mud-midget.