Lemna minor
common duckweed, least duckweed, lesser duckweed, water lentil
Family
Lemnaceae
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate, ovate, rotund, suborbicular
Growth Form
forb, floating aquatic, aquatic
Flower Month
May - September
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Fronds not reddish on lower surface (or at least much less so than on upper); veins farthest apart near the middle of the leaf.
Habitat
Ponds, marshes, slow streams.