About Common Duckweed
Lemna gibba, the gibbous duckweed, swollen duckweed, or fat duckweed, is a species of Lemna (duckweed). It has a simple plant body, known as a thallus, which floats on the surface of the water and measures 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) in diameter. A single root hangs down into the water. Found in a wide range of still or slow-flowing water bodies, this common duckweed can also grow on mud or damp rocks.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lemna gibba
- Genus
- Lemna
- Family
- LEMNACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stagnant waters Key identification features : A free-floating plant with slender long roots; lower surface is red; Flowers are very small
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Africa
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Lemnaceae
Arum Family
Common Duckweed belongs to the Lemnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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