Pistia stratiotes(PIIST)
Distribution
Last updated: 2024-04-29
The native range of the species is debated. The species is either native to South America, or has a pan-tropical native range across the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia and South America. See EPPO (2017) for further details. EPPO (2017) Pest Risk Analysis Pistia stratiotes EPPO, Paris. https://www.eppo.int/INVASIVE_PLANTS/ias_plants.htm
Legend:
Present
Transient
Native range (Plants)
| Continent | Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Angola | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Benin | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Botswana | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Burkina Faso | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Burundi | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Cameroon | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Central African Republic | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Chad | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Comoros | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Congo, Democratic republic of the | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Cote d'Ivoire | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Egypt | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Egypt | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Equatorial Guinea | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Eswatini | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Ethiopia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Gabon | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Gambia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Ghana | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Guinea | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Guinea-Bissau | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Kenya | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Lesotho | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Liberia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Madagascar | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Malawi | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Mauritania | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Mauritius | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Morocco | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Mozambique | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Namibia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Niger | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Nigeria | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Reunion | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Rwanda | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Senegal | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Seychelles | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Africa | Sierra Leone | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Somalia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | South Africa | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Sudan | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Tanzania | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Togo | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Uganda | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Zambia | Present, no details | ||
| Africa | Zimbabwe | Present, no details | ||
| America | Antigua and Barbuda | Present, no details | ||
| America | Argentina | Present, no details | ||
| America | Belize | Present, no details | ||
| America | Bolivia | Present, no details | ||
| America | Brazil | Present, no details | ||
| America | Brazil | Mato Grosso | Present, no details | |
| America | Brazil | Mato Grosso do Sul | Present, no details | |
| America | Canada | Present, no details | ||
| America | Canada | Ontario | Present, no details | |
| America | Chile | Present, no details | ||
| America | Colombia | Present, no details | ||
| America | Costa Rica | Present, no details | ||
| America | Cuba | Present, no details | ||
| America | Dominican Republic | Present, no details | ||
| America | Ecuador | Present, no details | ||
| America | El Salvador | Present, no details | ||
| America | French Guiana | Present, no details | ||
| America | Guadeloupe | Present, no details | ||
| America | Guatemala | Present, no details | ||
| America | Guyana | Present, no details | ||
| America | Haiti | Present, no details | ||
| America | Honduras | Present, no details | ||
| America | Jamaica | Present, no details | ||
| America | Martinique | Present, no details | ||
| America | Mexico | Present, no details | ||
| America | Montserrat | Present, no details | ||
| America | Nicaragua | Present, no details | ||
| America | Panama | Present, no details | ||
| America | Paraguay | Present, no details | ||
| America | Peru | Present, no details | ||
| America | Puerto Rico | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| America | Saint Lucia | Present, no details | ||
| America | Suriname | Present, no details | ||
| America | Trinidad and Tobago | Present, no details | ||
| America | United States of America | Present, no details | ||
| America | United States of America | Arizona | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | California | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Colorado | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Delaware | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Florida | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Georgia | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Hawaii | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Kansas | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Louisiana | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Maryland | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Mississippi | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Missouri | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | New Jersey | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | New York | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | North Carolina | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Ohio | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | South Carolina | Present, no details | |
| America | United States of America | Texas | Present, no details | |
| America | Uruguay | Present, no details | ||
| America | Venezuela | Present, no details | ||
| America | Virgin Islands (US) | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Afghanistan | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Bangladesh | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Brunei Darussalam | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Cambodia | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | China | Present, widespread | ||
| Asia | China | Anhui | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Aomen (Macau) | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Chongqing | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Fujian | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Guangdong | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Guangxi | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Guizhou | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Hainan | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Henan | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Hubei | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Hunan | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Jiangsu | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Jiangxi | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Liaoning | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Shandong | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Sichuan | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Tianjin | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Xianggang (Hong Kong) | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Yunnan | Present, no details | |
| Asia | China | Zhejiang | Present, no details | |
| Asia | India | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Indonesia | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Israel | Present, few occurrences [Invasive] | ||
| Asia | Japan | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Kazakhstan | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Laos | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Malaysia | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Myanmar | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Asia | Nepal | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Pakistan | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Philippines | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Singapore | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Sri Lanka | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Taiwan | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Thailand | Present, no details | ||
| Asia | Vietnam | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Croatia | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | France | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Europe | Germany | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Europe | Italy | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Italy | Sardegna | Present, no details | |
| Europe | Poland | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Russia | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Serbia | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Slovakia | Transient | ||
| Europe | Slovenia | Present, no details | ||
| Europe | Spain | Present, restricted distribution [Invasive] | ||
| Europe | Spain | Islas Canárias | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Europe | Ukraine | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | Australia | Present, no details [Invasive] | ||
| Oceania | Australia | New South Wales | Present, no details [Invasive] | |
| Oceania | Australia | Northern Territory | Present, no details [Invasive] | |
| Oceania | Australia | Queensland | Present, no details [Invasive] | |
| Oceania | Australia | Western Australia | Present, no details [Invasive] | |
| Oceania | Cook Islands | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | French Polynesia | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | Guam | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | New Caledonia | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | New Zealand | Absent, pest eradicated | ||
| Oceania | Northern Mariana Islands | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | Papua New Guinea | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | Solomon Islands | Present, no details | ||
| Oceania | Vanuatu | Present, no details |