OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lemna spp.   FAMILY Araceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lemna spp.   FAMILY Lemnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 033-02-000:

Lemna spp.   FAMILY Lemnaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Small Duckweed


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image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm0303d_21a

March    Beaufort County    SC

Hunting Island State Park

image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm080301_089

March    Charleston County    SC

Santee Coastal Reserve

image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm080301_089b

March    Charleston County    SC

Santee Coastal Reserve

image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm080301_092

March    Charleston County    SC

Santee Coastal Reserve

image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm160914_179

September        

SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop

image of Lemna spp., Small Duckweed

JK Marlow    jkm160914_181

September        

SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop

The flattened, leaflike stems ("fronds") are light green, one root per frond, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lemna spp.   FAMILY Araceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lemna spp.   FAMILY Lemnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 033-02-000:
Lemna spp.   FAMILY Lemnaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2731

Floating aquatic (one root per frond, and it floating); Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Native & non-native

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LEAVES:
Plants consist of 1 or more flattened leaflike stems ("fronds")
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FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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