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Lemna minor, commonly known as common duckweed, is a species of herbaceous plant and helophyte within the family Araceae. It belongs to the genus Lemna and is classified in the order Alismatales. The species is a freshwater plant found in habitats such as ponds and lakes. Its scientific name is cited as Lemna minor L., with additional author citations including (Ohwi) Olonova & G. H. Zhu.
The taxon has a wide range, with native occurrences recorded in locations including Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, the Azores, and Baleares. It is also documented in Brazil, Beijing, China, and Shanghai. The species has been described in the source Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
Lemna minor is used as fodder, green manure, and a medicinal plant. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation from 2019. The species is accepted in taxonomic databases, with occurrence records held by institutions in Mexico and the United States.
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Species
Least ConcernLemna minor
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,232
- With media
- 5,581
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- CIBYC-UAEM, UACH, UNICACH, CICY, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, INECOL
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- helophyte
- Parent taxon
- Lemna
- Image
- Eendekroos dicht bijeen.JPG
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Lemna minor
- Commons category
- Lemna minor
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Lemna minor
- taxon common name
- llenteye d'agua
- taxon range
- Guangdong
- short name
- L. minor
- taxon author citation
- (Ohwi) Olonova & G. H. Zhu
- PAEnflowered taxon URL
- www.paenflowered.org/apgii/alismatales/araceae/lemna/lemna-minor
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Encyclopedic overview
Lemna minor, the common duckweed or lesser duckweed, is a species of aquatic freshwater plant in the subfamily Lemnoideae of the arum family Araceae. L. minor is used as animal fodder, bioremediator, for wastewater nutrient recovery, and other applications.
Description
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