Lemna L.
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Authority
Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro & collaborators. 1996. Flora of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 78: 1-581.
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Family
Araceae
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Scientific Name
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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.