Common Duckweed | Lemna minor in Family Lemnaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Swamp Stonecrop whose botanical name is Crassula helmsii belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Lemna minor whose common name is Common Duckweed which belongs to the family Lemnaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Common Duckweed is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Thick leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Common Duckweed are narrow.

Common Duckweed produces white flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Lemna minor whose common name is Common Duckweed blooms in summer and spring

Lemna minor belongs to the plant family Lemnaceae. Like most aquatic plants Common Duckweed needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows quickly.

Common Duckweed can reach a height of no stem.