Lemna minuta Kunth
(Least Duckweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
GenusLemna (duckweeds)
FamilyARACEAE (lords-and-ladies)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed) :
1: Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fronds on water surface
2: Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
18 Dec 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Pond completely covered in Lemna minuta, during DecemberImage 2: Pond completely covered in Lemna minuta, during December (2)Image 3: Pond completely covered in Lemna minuta, during December (3)
3: Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
29 May 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
covering surface
Image 1: Fronds on water surfaceImage 2: Fronds on water surface - close-up
4: Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
31 Jan 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant on waterImage 3: Plant - top viewImage 4: Plant - underside

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Armstrong, W.P. Wayne’s Word Lemnaceae On-Line waynesword.palomar.edu/1wayindx.htm

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed)
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