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Lemna minor (Common Duckweed, Lesser Duckweed)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 42590


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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arales
Family: Lemnaceae
Genus: Lemna
Species: Lemna minor
 
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  • Annual
  • Perennial
  • Pond
  • Water Plant
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 3a (to -35 F / -37 C)
  • 3b (to -30 F / -34 C)
  • 4a (to -25 F / -32 C)
  • 4b (to -20 F / -29 C)
  • 5a (to -15 F / -26 C)
  • 5b (to -10 F / -23 C)
  • 6a (to -5 F / -21 C)
  • 6b (to 0 F / -18 C)
  • 7a (to 5 F / -15 C)
  • 7b (to 10 F / -12 C)
  • 8a (to 15 F / -9 C)
  • 8b (to 20 F / -7 C)
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 1 1/2 to 2 feet (45 to 60 cm)
Flowering Start edit
  • Spring
Flowering End edit
  • Autumn / Fall
Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Light
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  • Bog Garden/Waterside
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  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade
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Bloom Colour edit
  • White
  • Green
Wildlife Value edit
  • Bird - food (fruit/berries/insects/seeds)
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Other names for this plant:
Lemna cyclostasa
Lemna minima



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