PLANTS Profile for Lemna perpusilla (minute duckweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Lemna perpusilla Torr.
minute duckweed

Symbol:

LEPE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Lemnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Lemna perpusilla Torr.

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Synonyms:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

LEPET

Lemna perpusilla Torr. var. trinervis Austin

Distribution:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (QC)

Related Taxa:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

View 5 genera in Lemnaceae, 9 species in Lemna

Classification:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

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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	Lemna L. – duckweed
Species	Lemna perpusilla Torr. – minute duckweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
minute duckweed		Extirpated
New Jersey:
minute duckweed		Endangered
New York:
minute duckweed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

NI*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lemna perpusilla Torr.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42589.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 08:54 PM MDT