About Duckweed
Lemna perpusilla, the tiny duckweed or minute duckweed, is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to the central and eastern United States (but not the Deep South), and Quebec in Canada, and has been introduced to various locations around the world. It prefers still or very slowly moving waters.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lemna perpusilla
- Genus
- Lemna
- Family
- LEMNACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stagnant waters Key identification features : Free-floating aquatic herb
- Distribution
- Tropical & Temperate regions of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-January
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Botanical family
Lemnaceae
Arum Family
Duckweed belongs to the Lemnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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