Lemna L.

  • Authority

    Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.

  • Family

    Araceae

  • Scientific Name

    Lemna L.

  • Description

    Genus Description - Submersed or floating aquatic herbs, forming large clusters of individuals cohering by their leaves; roots 1 or several. to a flat, oblong or ovate, thin or spongy thallus. Inflorescence of 1 pistillate and 2 staminate flowers. Utricle more or less ribbed.