Species

Lemna minor L.

Common Duckweed

Araceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Araceae (Arum Lily family)
Genus: Lemna (Duckweed)

Synonyms

Lemna minor

Related species

Lemna trisulca L. - Ivy-Leaved Duckweed
Lemna gibba L. - Fat Duckweed
Lemna turionifera Landolt - Turion Duckweed
Lemna minor L. - Common Duckweed
Lemna minuta Kunth - Least Duckweed

Traits


    ;Very small aquatic plants, consisting only of floating foliose stem-elements, almost always only with vegetative propagation. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers tiny (often completely absent), inserted in an indentation at the margin of the stem-elements...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lemna minor

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Lemna minor

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lemna minor

Lemna minor

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters

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