Freshwater
Minute duckweed
Lemna perpusilla
Lemnaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Canada and United States.
Introduced to Aruba, Bangladesh, France, Hawaii, India, Iran, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., and 5 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Hydrophace perpusilla
Articles
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