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Duckweed (Lemna minor)

Common Name: Common Duckweed

Description: Small, floating green plants which are often mistaken for algae. Reproduction is by means of fragmentation. Common in quiet water such as ponds or backwaters. Plant oval, roots may or may not extend from underside.

Note: Drawing is used with permission from the Center for Aquatic Plants, University of Florida. Drawing cannot be copied without permission from the Center. Descriptions are from the book "How to Identify and Control Water Weeds and Algae", Edited by James C. Schmidt, 5th edition revised 1998, copyright 1976 Applied Biochemists.