Spirodela

Also known as duckmeat

Spirodela is a genus of aquatic plants, one of several genera containing plants commonly called duckweed. Spirodela species are members of the Araceae under the APG II system. They were formerly members of the Lemnaceae.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Spirodela is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Lemnoideae, Spirodela polyrhiza and Spirodela punctata.

Vinony files it under Aquatic plants, Araceae genera and Lemnoideae.

Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded144,611

紫萍属（学名：Spirodela）是泽泻目天南星科浮萍亚科下的一个属。该属共有4种，分布于温带和热带地区。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,909
With media: 1,704
Family: Araceae
Collections: INECOL, US, FCN-UAQ, BRIT, YPM, MICH
Recorded in: Mexico, United States, Panama, China, Nepal, Australia

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taxon name: Spirodela
Commons category: Spirodela
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11415
taxon common name: 紫萍属

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== Description == Spirodela species are free-floating plants that have their stem transformed into leaf-like structures called fronds; each plant is represented by a frond with roots, therefore they do not have leaves. Two to five plants may remain connected to each other.

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