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Common name: ‘duck weed’ |
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Lemna LinnaeusOrder Arales; Family Araceae (AGP II System), formerly LemnaceaeMonocot |
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Thallus < 5 mm long with a single root. Produces perfect flowers with two anthers and one style within a pouch on the upper (aerial) surface for aerial pollinations. Reproduction mainly asexual by budding. Rapid colonization of new habitats. |
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Free floating on freshwater habitats protected from strong wind – marshes, ditches, ponds and small lakes. Perceived ‘overgrowth’ of Lemna can be mitigated by grass carp, where they can be introduced legally. |
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