PLANTS Profile for Spirodela polyrrhiza (common duckmeat)

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Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.
common duckmeat

Symbol:

SPPO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Lemnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		N
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

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Synonyms:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

LEPO21	Lemna polyrrhiza L.
SPPO8	Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden, orth. var.	giant duckweed
SPPOM	Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. var. masonii Daubs

Distribution:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

View 5 genera in Lemnaceae, 2 species in Spirodela

Classification:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Lemnaceae – Duckweed family
Genus	Spirodela Schleid. – duckmeat
Species	Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. – common duckmeat

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

Spirodela polyrhiza:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505347.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.

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Time Generated: 10/04/2008 01:02 AM MDT