Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, China, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, Føroyar, France, Germany, Greece, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Caucasus, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Prince Edward I., Romania, Russia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South Africa, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan
Kurt Stüber [1] (www.kurtstueber.de)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Araceae
- Genus:
- Lemna
- Species:
- Lemna minor
- USDA Symbol:
- LEMI3
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 1 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, fish, turtles
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, nutrient-dense, silty soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Common in still or slow-moving freshwater bodies
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Notes:
- Primarily reproduces vegetatively by budding; sexual reproduction via seeds is rare and not typically relied upon for propagation.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI