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Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 

English anagrams
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Distribution in USA and Canada

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)


Map for Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Lemnaceae

Genus: Spirodela

Species

PLANT PROFILE  : (*)

Common names

U.S. name: common duckmeat

Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Lemna polyrrhiza L.
= Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden, orth. var.
= Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. var. masonii Daubs

Images

Spirodela polyrrhiza
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 446.

Spirodela polyrrhiza
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. - Not copyrighted image

Spirodela polyrrhiza
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. - Not copyrighted image

Other informations

Index of taxa

Genera of  Lemnaceae: