Lemna L.
(duckweeds)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Species 6 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 10 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 15 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLemna (duckweeds)
FamilyARACEAE (lords-and-ladies)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Lemna Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Armstrong, W.P. Wayne’s Word Lemnaceae On-Line waynesword.palomar.edu/1wayindx.htm
BSBI & OPAL Guide to duckweeds What else lives at the pond?
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Lemna (duckweeds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lemna (duckweeds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lemna (duckweeds)
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