Water Lettuce, Water Cabbage, Pistia Stratiotes, Water Plant, Jalpari Plant - Aquatic Plant Floating Plant Stock Photography

Water lettuce, or water cabbage, is a floating non-edible pond plant with fuzzy rosettes of leaves resembling heads of lettuce. Each leaf has deep ribs, parallel veins, scalloped edges, and no significant stems. Water lettuce produces small, insignificant white or pale green flowers hidden in the foliage, blooming from late summer to late fall. Water lettuce grows best in freshwater conditions and requires 11 to 12 hours of full sunlight (or dappled light in high heat). It is toxic if consumed by humans and pets.