Ottelia alismoides

Ottelia alismoides, commonly known as duck lettuce,^[2] is a species of aquatic plant native to Asia and northern Australia.^[1] Due to habitat loss and deterioration, it is endangered in China and Japan,^[3] although it is an invasive weed in America.^[4] Its genome has also been sequenced, resulting in a 6.45 Gb assembly to help study its unusual carbon metabolism mechanisms and aid in genetic conservation.^[5]

Ottelia alismoides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus:	Ottelia
Species:	O. alismoides
Binomial name
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.
Synonyms
Damasonium alismoides (L.) R.Br. Stratiotes alismoides L.