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Lemna turionifera
Lemna turionifera Landolt
Turion Duckweed
Lemnaceae (Duckweed Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LETU2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
Food for fish and waterfowl and habitat for aquatic invertebrates. Because of its high nutritive value, duckweeds have been used for cattle and pig feed in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Sometimes used to remove nutrients from sewage effluent.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Floats on the surface of the water.
Fruit: Utricle.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Flowering occasional in summer.
Distribution
USA: AK , AL , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SD , TX , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: NB , NS , PE
Growing Conditions
Aquatic: yesNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lemna turionifera in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lemna turionifera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lemna turionifera
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-10Research By: TWC Staff