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Your search found 7 taxa in the family Lemnaceae, Duckweed family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Common Name: Dotted Duckmeat
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Landoltia punctata FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Landoltia punctata FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spirodela oligorrhiza 033-01-001 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont)
Non-native: Southern Hemisphere
)
Common Name:
Greater Duckweed, Duckmeat, Minnow-fole, Giant Duckweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Spirodela polyrhiza FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Spirodela polyrrhiza FAMILY: Lemnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spirodela polyrrhiza 033-01-002 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps
Common (uncommon in Carolina Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
)
Common Name:
Small Duckweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lemna spp. FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lemna spp. FAMILY: Lemnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lemna spp. 033-02-000 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Native & non-native
Common Name:
Tiny Duckweed, Small Duckweed, Minute Duckweed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lemna perpusilla FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lemna perpusilla FAMILY: Lemnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lemna perpusilla 033-02-002 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
)
Common Name:
Watermeal
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Wolffia spp. FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Wolffia spp. FAMILY: Lemnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Wolffia spp. 033-03-000 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Native & non-native
)
Common Name: Colombian Watermeal
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Wolffia columbiana FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Wolffia columbiana FAMILY: Lemnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Wolffia columbiana 033-03-001 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Habitat: Still to slowly moving waters of ponds, lakes, beaver ponds, and swamps
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Bog-mat, Mud-midgets, Florida Mudmidget
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Wolffiella gladiata FAMILY: Araceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Wolffiella gladiata FAMILY: Lemnaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Wolffiella floridana 033-04-001 FAMILY: Lemnaceae
Habitat: Ponds, ditches, beaver-ponds millponds, tidal waters
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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