Lemna minor Linnaeus. Section: Lemna. Common name: Common Duckweed. Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps. Distribution: Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere; scattered in the Southern Hemisphere, where perhaps in part introduced.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, Can, FNA22, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Ok, Pa, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Landolt (1980), Landolt (1986); > Lemna cyclostasa Elliott (Chevall. ex C.H.Thomps. — S, S13; < Lemna minor L. — C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, W, WV, (also see L. obscura); > Lemna minor L. — S, S13; Lemna minor L. Basionym: Lemna minor L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Lemna minor - 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 ⓘ: 7
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