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Lemna valdiviana Phil.

Valdivia duckweed (en), Lentille d'eau menue (fr), Lenticule minuscule (fr), Lentille d'eau minuscule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Lemna

Characteristics

Thallus flat or nearly so on both sides, usually smooth above, rather narrowly oblong, mostly 2.5–5 mm, commonly 1.5–3 times as long as wide, mostly 2–10 together, not anthocyanic, nerveless or indistinctly 1-nerved, the nerve often reaching more than 3/4 the distance from node to tip; spathe reduced, open; fr exserted, elongate-ovate, the persistent style obliquely terminal; seed solitary, oblong-ovoid, evidently ribbed; 2n=40. Widespread in the W. Hemisphere, and scattered in our range. (L. cyclostasa)
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A herb. The fronds are somewhat uneven. They are 4-5 mm long by 1-2 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention evergreen
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-7
Soil humidity 8-10
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Soil acidity 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-12

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Images

Lemna valdiviana unspecified picture

Distribution

Lemna valdiviana world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Spain, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Lemna valdiviana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279392-2
WFO ID wfo-0000224478
COL ID 3T4TD
BDTFX ID 38235
INPN ID 105443
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lemna cyclostasa Lemna minuta Lemna valdiviana Lenticula cyclostasa Lemna platyclados Lemna torreyi Lemna minor var. cyclostasa Lemna valdiviana var. platyclados Lemna valdiviana var. robusta Lemna cherokensis Lemna valdiviana var. pellucida Lemna valdiviana var. valdiviana
WorldFloraDB 2024