Lemna minuta Kunth. Section: Uninerves. Common name: Least Duckweed. Habitat: Quiet waters, seepages. Distribution: Widespread in North America, Central America, and South America; more local in Europe and Japan.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA22, Il, NcTx, NE, Ok, WH3, Bog et al (2020); = Lemna minima Thuill. ex P. Beauv. — S, S13, Tx; = Lemna minuscula Herter — Landolt (1980), Landolt (1986); = Lemna valdiviana Phil. var. abbreviata Hegelmann — F, K4; = n/a — RAB; < Lemna valdiviana Phil. — GrPl. Basionym: Lemna minuta Kunth 1815 [1816]
Links to other floras: = Lemna minuta - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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