Lemna minor |
Lemna minuta |
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common duckweed |
least duckweed |
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Roots | up to 15 cm long. |
up to 1.5 cm long. |
Turions | absent. |
absent. |
Plant bodies | floating on the surface, elliptic to obovate; (1)2–5(8) mm long, 1.3–2 times longer than wide, generally in clusters of 2 or 3 (sometimes many); veins 3(5); if more than 3 then the outer veins branching from inner veins; lower surface flat, green, rarely reddish near the root attachment; upper surface flat, green (sometimes reddish); and smooth. |
floating on the surface, widely elliptic to oblong or obovate; (0.8)1– 2.5(4) mm long, 1–2 times longer than wide, slightly thicker in the middle with thinner margins, 1 vein, often faint; less than 67% the distance from root attachment to apex; lower surface flat, green; upper surface flat, green; and usually smooth, sometimes with papillae along the midline, generally in clusters of 2 (sometimes 4). |
Lemna minor |
Lemna minuta |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Freshwater. 0–1600 m. BR, Casc, CR, Est, Lava, Owy, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout North America; nearly worldwide. Native. Lemna minor is distinguished from similar species with more than one vein (L. gibba and L. turionifera) by a lack of distinctive features such as a midline ridge or papillae on the upper surface, reddish or inflated lower surface, turions, and an asymmetrical apex. |
Freshwater. 50–1400 m. BR, CR, Owy, WV. CA, NV, WA; throughout North America; South America; Eurasia. Native. This is the smallest Lemna species in Oregon. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 148 Katie Mitchell |
Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 149 Katie Mitchell |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Lemna minima | |
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