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turion duckweed

Roots

up to 15 cm long.

Turions

0.8–1.6 mm diameter; greenish brown, formed in the fall and sink to the bottom.

Plant bodies

floating on the surface, orbicular to widely elliptic or obovate; (1)2–4 mm long, 1–1.5 times longer than wide, 3 veins;

lower surface flat, usually reddish especially near root attachment;

upper surface green, sometimes with red spots, with a row of 3–7 papillae along a midline ridge, generally in clusters of 2 or 3.

Lemna aequinoctialis

Lemna turionifera

Distribution
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Discussion

Freshwater. 50–1400 m. BR, BW, ECas, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout North America; Africa, Australia, Eurasia. Native.

Lemna turionifera is the only Oregon Lemna species that produces distinct turions.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 149
Katie Mitchell
Sibling taxa
L. gibba, L. minor, L. minuta, L. trisulca, L. turionifera, L. valdiviana
L. gibba, L. minor, L. minuta, L. trisulca, L. valdiviana
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