Lemna
duckweed
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Lemna
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 970. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 417, 1754.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 970. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 417, 1754.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Lemna:
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Lemna minor – common duckweed, lesser duckweed, water lentil
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across North America to the Atlantic Coast; cosmopolitan. -
Lemna minuta – least duckweed Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California, east across the U.S. in scattered locations to the Atlantic Coast.
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Lemna trisulca – ivy duckweed, ivy-leaved duckweed, star duckweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast; cosmopolitan.
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Lemna turionifera – turion duckweed Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast; also in Eurasia.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Lemna in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Lemna checklist entry
OregonFlora: Lemna information
E-Flora BC: Lemna atlas page
CalPhotos: Lemna photos
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