Lemna minuta Kunth, 1816

🇬🇧 Least Duckweed

🇫🇷 Lenticule minuscule, Lentille d'eau menue, Lentille d'eau minuscule

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Lemnoideae
Genus: Lemna
Species: Lemna minuta

Presence

Introduced invasive.

Notes

Possible confusion with other species of the genus Lemna. The small, elongated leaves (length < 3 mm) with a convex adaxial side allow for the identification of L. minuta.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Photographs

img/lemna-minuta-2.webp — *Lemna minuta*

img/lemna-minuta-3.webp — *Lemna minuta*

Sources

Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). Lemna minuta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64316939A67729952.en
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 88). Biotope.