Lemna minor

common duckweed

Family: Araceae • Genus: Lemna • Region: TEMPERATE ASIA: Yemen, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation (Primorye, Kamcatskij kraj, Sakhalin), China (Xizang Zizhiqu) TROPICAL ASIA: India (north), Nepal, Pakistan (Punjab) NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada (Québec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, British Columbia), United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation (Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal)

Summary: Lemna minor (common duckweed) is a plant in the Araceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Lemna minor

Lemna minor is a species in the Araceae family.

Care Information

Sunlight	Bright indirect light; avoid direct sun
Watering	Regular — keep soil moist; many are semi-aquatic
Soil	Rich, well-drained, peat-based mix
Hardiness Zone	Mostly tropical (USDA 9-12); popular houseplants

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