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Lemna valdiviana

Lemna valdiviana Phil.

Valdivia Duckweed

Lemnaceae (Duckweed Family)

Synonym(s): Lemna cyclostasa, Lemna torreyi

USDA Symbol: LEVA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Floats on the surface of the water.
Fruit: Utricle.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , FL , GA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WV , WY

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL		OBL	OBL	OBL	OBL		OBL	OBL	OBL

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
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 valdiviana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lemna valdiviana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lemna valdiviana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-14
Research By: TWC Staff

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