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:
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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.
