Scientific or common name:

Lemna perpusilla Torr.

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ARACEAE - Arum family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Lemna perpusilla Torr.
Nomencl. ref.: Fl. New York i. 245.
Rank: species

Images of Lemna perpusilla

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Common names

U.S. name: Minute duckweed
French name: lenticule très petite

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Lemna perpusilla Torr. var. trinervis Austin

Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Lemna perpusilla Torr. var. trinervis Austin

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Lemna
Species:

1) Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. 2) Lemna angolensis Welw. ex Hegelm. 3) Lemna cyclostasa (Elliot) C.H. Thomp. 4) Lemna cyclostasa Elliot ex Schleid. 5) Lemna gibba L. 6) Lemna minima Chevall. ex Schleid. 7) Lemna minima Phil., non Thuill. ex P. Beauv. 8) Lemna minor L. 9) Lemna minor L. var. obscura Austin 10) Lemna minuscula Herter 11) Lemna minuta Kunth 12) Lemna oblonga Phil. 13) Lemna obscura (Austin) Daubs 14) Lemna paucicostata Hegelm. 15) Lemna perpusilla Torr. 16) Lemna perpusilla Torr. var. trinervis Austin 17) Lemna polyrrhiza L. 18) Lemna torreyi Austin 19) Lemna trinervis (Austin) Small 20) Lemna trisulca L. 21) Lemna turionifera Landolt 22) Lemna valdiviana Phil. 23) Lemna valdiviana Phil. var. abbreviata Hegelm. 24) Lemna valdiviana Phil. var. minima (Phil.) Hegelm.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (QC)


Map for Lemna perpusilla Torr.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Araceae)
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1) Aglaonema 2) Alocasia (taro) 3) Amorphophallus 4) Anthurium (laceleaf) 5) Arisaema (Jack in the pulpit) 6) Arum 7) Caladium 8) Calla (callalily) 9) Colocasia 10) Cryptocoryne (water trumpet) 11) Cyrtospadix (caladium) 12) Cyrtosperma 13) Dieffenbachia 14) Dracontium 15) Dracunculus 16) Epipremnum (tongavine) 17) Homalomena 18) Landoltia 19) Lemna (duckweed) 20) Lysichiton (skunkcabbage) 21) Monstera 22) Montrichardia 23) Muricauda (Jack in the pulpit) 24) Orontium (goldenclub) 25) Peltandra (arrow arum) 26) Philodendron 27) Pinellia 28) Pistia 29) Pothos (tongavine) 30) Rhaphidophora (tongavine) 31) Scindapsus (tongavine) 32) Spathyema (skunk cabbage) 33) Spirodela (duckmeat) 34) Symplocarpus (skunk cabbage) 35) Syngonium 36) Typhonium 37) Wolffia (watermeal) 38) Xanthosoma 39) Zantedeschia (calla lily)

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Common names (Lemna)
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1) Common duckmeat (Lemna polyrrhiza) 2) Common duckweed (Lemna minor) 3) Least duckweed (Lemna minuta) 4) Lesser duckweed (Lemna aequinoctialis) 5) Little duckweed (Lemna obscura) 6) Minute duckweed (Lemna perpusilla) 7) Saber bogmat (Lemna oblonga) 8) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) 9) Swollen duckweed (Lemna gibba) 10) Turion duckweed (Lemna turionifera) 11) Valdivia duckweed (Lemna valdiviana)

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More species:
1) Lemna perpusilla Torr. var. trinervis Austin [153]
2) Lemna polyrrhiza L. [168]
3) Lemna torreyi Austin [133]
4) Lemna trisulca L. [1555]
5) Lemna valdiviana Phil. var. abbreviata Hegelm. [155]
6) Lens culinaris Medik. [1023]
7) Leontodon autumnalis L. ssp. pratensis (Link) Arcang. [341]
8) Leontodon hastilis L. var. vulgaris W.D.J. Koch [144]
9) Leontodon nudicaulis (L.) Banks ex Schinz & R. Keller [153]
10) Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl. [301]

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