| Scientific Name: | Pistia stratiotes |
| Common Name: | water lettuce |
| Family Name: | Araceae |
| Origin: | Central America, South America, South Asia / India |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Aquatic plant |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Aquatic - ponds |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Bog |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Tomentose, Spatulate, Other, Entire, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Spadix (& spathe), Yellow, Aug |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Green, Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves basal, fleshy, ribbed, velvety, and arranged in a floating rosette. | |