Other common names:
Common Duckweed Other scientific names: Lemna minuta French names:
Lenticule mineure Family: Arum Family (Araceae), (Duckweed Family (Lemnaceae)) Distinctive features:
Tiny floating plants. Habitat: Wet Areas Native/Non-native:
Native Notes:
There are several species of Duckweed in Ontario, and they are difficult to tell apart.
Photographs:
126 photographs available, of which 8 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Lesser Duckweed are tiny plants that live on the surface of small ponds.
Closeup viwe of a single Lesser Duckweed plant.
Underside of a plant.
A small mass of several plants.
Lesser Duckweed growing on the pond surface.
Here's what a pond covered with Lesser Duckweed look like.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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