✿Lemnaceae · Lemna
Duckweed
Lemna perpusilla
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- May-January
Plant Details
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Lemnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Duckweed
Duckweed (Lemna perpusilla) is a herb belonging to the Lemnaceae family (Arum Family). It is typically found in stagnant waters. It occurs across Tropical & Temperate regions of the world. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-January. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as 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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