Species

Lemna minor (Common duckweed)

Lemna minor. Photo: (c) Eduard Garin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Lemna minor, the common duckweed or lesser duckweed, is an aquatic freshwater plant of the genus Lemna. They belong to the family of Lemnaceae, which is monophyletic to the Araceae family. L. minor is used as animal fodder, bioremediator, for wastewater nutrient recovery and other applications.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Alismatales (Water-plantains, seagrass, and allies)
        Family: Araceae (Arum family)
        Subfamily: Lemnoideae (Duckweeds)
        Genus: Lemna (Duckweeds)
        Species: Lemna minor (Common duckweed)

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