✿Lemnaceae · Lemna
Common Duckweed
Lemna gibba
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & more
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Lemnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Common Duckweed
Common Duckweed (Lemna gibba) belongs to the Lemnaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and 1 other states. It grows in stagnant waters. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
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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