Lemna minor L.
(Common Duckweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLemna minor (Common Duckweed)
GenusLemna (duckweeds)
FamilyARACEAE (lords-and-ladies)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) :
1: Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
28 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
trapped in pond outflow
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Plants - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Plants - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: A couple of fronds amid Least Duckweed (Lemna minuta)
3: Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
9 Jun 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Plants - floating in water - enlargedImage 2: Plants - side view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Armstrong, W.P. Wayne’s Word Lemnaceae On-Line waynesword.palomar.edu/1wayindx.htm

Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
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