The Superplant Company
Wolphia is a plant technology company focused on aquatic superplants, including the Wolffia species of duckweed, as an emerging and versatile platform for food, medicine, and biomanufacturing.
A passion for aquatic superplants
As food, as medicine, and as a platform for biotechnology
Food
Aquatic plants—like the Wolffia species of Duckweed—are protein-rich and nutrient-dense. Traditionally enjoyed as a food in South East Asia, Wolffia are studied on earth and in space as a superfood for the future.
Medicine
If “food is medicine,” what does that make a superfood? Aquatic superplants hold promise as a platform for the next-generation of sustainable health and wellness.
Biomanufacturing
Aquatic superplants make up to half their weight in protein. They require minimal inputs to grow and scale vertically. Imagine if we can repurpose Wolffia to produce industrial enzymes or biological medicines.
An array of resources
Today we cultivate and sell fresh Wolffia in our indoor vertical farm in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Our sales fund the development of the GroWolffia™ kit to support scientific research and education and GloWolffia™ – a project to engineer the world’s smallest flowering plant.
GroWolffia™
GloWolffia™
- Engineering the world’s smallest flowering plant
- Project launching soon
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