OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Araceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Lemnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Lemna perpusilla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22 (2000)

Lemna perpusilla

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 033-02-002:

Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Lemnaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
 Tiny Duckweed, Small Duckweed, Minute Duckweed

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Araceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Lemnaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Lemna perpusilla

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 22
 Lemna perpusilla

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 033-02-002:
 Lemna perpusilla   FAMILY Lemnaceae

 

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1898

Floating aquatic (one root per frond, and it floating); Forb
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Plants consist of 1 or more flattened leaflike stems ("fronds")
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FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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