Lemna minuta

TaxID: 161101

Basic Information

Lemna minuta

Least Duckweed, Minute Duckweed

Lemna minuta is a species of duckweed known by the common name least duckweed. It is the smallest Lemna species. It is native to parts of the Americas, and naturalized in others; the exact native range is not known. It is found on other continents as a non-native introduction as well. The plant's distribution is ever-expanding; it has been spreading in Europe and it was described from Poland for the first time in 2007. In many areas it is a noxious weed, such as in Belgium. This tiny plant varies in shape depending on growth conditions. In the shade it is a single green translucent oval body no more than 2.5 millimeters long, and in full sunlight it generally grows in pairs. There is a central vein usually visible under magnification and microscopy. The plant produces an ephemeral membrane-bound flower. This duckweed grows in slow-moving, calm, and stagnant freshwater habitats. It affects the ecology of its habitat by forming mats on the water surface, reducing sunlight penetration and oxygen exchange.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Alismatales

Araceae

Lemna

minuta

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Photos (5 photos)

Lemna minuta
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(c) Joseph Knight@BY-NC
Lemna minuta
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(c) Joseph Knight@BY-NC
Lemna minuta
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(c) Bas Kers@BY-NC-SA
Lemna minuta
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(c) Joseph Knight@BY-NC
Lemna minuta
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(c) Joseph Knight@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (42 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Belarus Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
Chile Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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