NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Lemnaceae

Duckweed Family

Lemna gibba.  SWOLLEN DUCKWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported in Mohave and Yavapai counties [McD].


Lemna minor.  COMMON DUCKWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Show Low Creek in southern Navajo County at 6200 feet [McD].


Lemna minuta (=Lemna minima).  LEAST DUCKWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Found in Yavapai and Apache counties, 3650-7800 feet [McD].


Lemna trisulca.  STAR DUCKWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported from Willow Spring, southern Apache County, at 7000 feet [McD].


Lemna valdiviana.  VALDIVIA DUCKWEED.  Aquatic perennial.  Reported from Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County [McD].


Spirodela polyrrhiza (the specific name also spelled with one "r": polyrhiza).  GIANT DUCKWEED.  Aquatic herb.  Found in Show Low Creek in southern Navajo County [McD].


This page last revised 9 April 2009.


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