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Wolffiella oblonga (Phil.) Hegelm.
Bog-mat, Saber mudmidget

Family: Araceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Freshwater Aquatic

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Scattered in the southern United States, the West Indies, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Not ranked in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), this was reranked as critically imperiled using in 2023 based on several extant records both within and outside of protected areas. It may be overlooked and more common than documented.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, visit the W.P. Armstrong's Treatment of Lemnaceae website.

Other data on Wolffiella oblonga available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Wolffiella oblonga has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native

Wolffiella oblonga has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Glades County Native
Hendry County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native