General:
Fronds annual, free-floating, usually in pairs, elliptic, rounded or broadly egg-shaped, 2-6 mm long, unstalked, quickly becoming detached, obscurely 3-nerved, the young plants produced from a pair of marginal pouches near the base of the frond.
Notes:
The separation of L. turionifera from L. minor, based on characters which are usually absent in BC or are sometimes found in L. minor, is not practical in this flora. Lemna turionifera has dark green or brown winter buds and fronds which are 3- to 5-nerved and purple-red beneath.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Site Information |
Value / Class |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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Elevation
(metres) |
821 | 20 | 1230 |
Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 3 |
Aspect (degrees) |
176 | 160 | 190 |
Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
7 | 7 | 8 |
Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
E | ||
#
of field plots species was recorded in: |
44 | ||
Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(3), BWBS(1), CDF(1), ICH(1), IDF(23), PP(7), SBPS(4), SBS(4) | ||
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lemna cyclostasa Ell. ex Schleid.
Lemna minima Chev. ex Schleid.