Description
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you will receive a good bag of pictured plant
There may be some snails in the leaves. If this is an issue for you please sanitize them in a vinegar dip for 5 mins and rinse thoroughly before adding to your aquarium or pond.
common name
Common Duckweed, Lesser Duckweed
description
Lemna
minor is a free floating freshwater aquatic plant. It can have one,
two, three or four leaves with each having a single root hanging in the
water. The root is 1–2 cm long. Leaves are oval, 1–8 mm long and 0.6–5
mm broad, light green, with three (rarely five) veins and small air
spaces to assist floatation.
Lemna
minor is a free floating freshwater aquatic plant. It can have one,
two, three or four leaves with each having a single root hanging in the
water. The root is 1–2 cm long. Leaves are oval, 1–8 mm long and 0.6–5
mm broad, light green, with three (rarely five) veins and small air
spaces to assist floatation.
native or exotic?
Native
reproduction
It
reproduces mainly vegetatively by division. As more leaves grow, the
plants divide and become separate individuals. Rarely does the plant
reproduce sexually. Flowers are rarely produced (usually in winter) and
measure about 1 mm in diameter and are white in colour.
It
reproduces mainly vegetatively by division. As more leaves grow, the
plants divide and become separate individuals. Rarely does the plant
reproduce sexually. Flowers are rarely produced (usually in winter) and
measure about 1 mm in diameter and are white in colour.
dispersal
Birds
are important in dispersing L. minor to new sites. The sticky root
enables the plant to adhere to the plumage or feet of birds and can
thereby colonise new ponds.
Birds
are important in dispersing L. minor to new sites. The sticky root
enables the plant to adhere to the plumage or feet of birds and can
thereby colonise new ponds.
benefits
Lemna
minor has been shown to remove heavy metals like lead, copper, zinc and
arsenic very efficiently from waters with non-lethal concentrations.
Harvested plants from uncontaminated waters can be used as soil
amendment, compost material or protein source for livestock.
Lemna
minor has been shown to remove heavy metals like lead, copper, zinc and
arsenic very efficiently from waters with non-lethal concentrations.
Harvested plants from uncontaminated waters can be used as soil
amendment, compost material or protein source for livestock.
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