Lemna turionifera Landolt

Turion duckweed (en), Lenticule (fr), Lentille d'eau turionifère (fr), Lenticule turionifère (fr), Lenticule à turion (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Lemna

Characteristics

Roots shorter than 15 cm, tip mostly rounded; sheath not winged. Stipes white, small, often decaying. Fronds floating, 1 or 2--few, coherent in groups, obovate, scarcely gibbous, flat, 1--4 mm, 1--1.5 times as long as wide, margins entire; veins 3, greatest distance between lateral veins near or distal to above middle; papillae distinct on midline of upper surface (apical papilla scarcely larger than others); lower surface often red (more intensely so than on upper), coloring beginning at attachment point of root, upper surface (especially near apex) sometimes with red spots; air spaces to 0.3 mm; turions sometimes present, rootless, olive to brown, 0.8--1.6 mm diam., sinking to bottom. Flowers: ovaries 1-ovulate, utricular scale with narrow opening at apex. Fruits 0.5--0.6 mm, not winged. Seeds with 30--60 indistinct ribs, staying within fruit wall after ripening. 2n = 40, 42 (G), 50, 80.
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Fronds free floating on water surface, 1-8 coherent in one small group, without green stalk at base (but with a thin white stipe connecting fronds), shiny green, sometimes with reddish spots on upper surface, red on lower surface (always deeper red on lower surface than on upper), obovate, 1.5-4 mm, 1-1.5 × as long as wide, flat, with distinct papillae on midline of upper surface, margin entire, base rounded; veins 3, nearly reaching apex, greatest distance between lateral veins near or distal to middle, lateral veins outcurved medially. Root 0.5-15 cm, sheath not winged, apex rounded (to pointed). Turions often present, rootless, olive-brown, 0.5-1.5 mm. Ovary with 1 ovule; utricular scale with narrow opening at apex. Fruit not winged toward apex. Seed with 30-60 indistinct ribs. Fl. (rare) Jun-Sep. 2n = 40, 42, 50, 80.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread hydrochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Lemna turionifera world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Hungary, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Conservation status

Lemna turionifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:526224-1
WFO ID wfo-0000224476
COL ID 3T4TB
BDTFX ID 38234
INPN ID 105442
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lemna turionifera