Lemna aequinoctialis Welwitsch. Section: Alatae. Common name: Lesser Duckweed. Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps. Distribution: Widespread worldwide, except in n. North America and n. Eurasia.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, ETx1, FNA22, K4, NcTx, Ok, Va, WH3, Landolt (1980), Landolt (1986), Spaulding et al (2019); = n/a — C, F, RAB; > Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. — Il; > Lemna trinervis (Austin) Small — Il, S, S13, Tx; Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. Basionym: Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. 1858 [1859]
Links to other floras: = Lemna aequinoctialis - 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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