Araceae
Lemna

Lemna trisulca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 970 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cosmopolitan. It is a hydroannual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Myanmar, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Cuba

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2008). Flora Iberica 18: 1-420. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Ito, Y. & al. (2014). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (8). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 65: 89-97.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

CATE Araceae

  • Hepper, F.N. 1973. Lemnaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  • Landolt, E. 1986. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study, 1. Veröff. Geobot. Isnt. ETH (Stift. Rübel). 71: 1-563

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ito, Y. & al. (2014). New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (8). Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 65: 89-97.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2023-continuously updated). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://www.europlusmed.org/.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Daubs, Monogr. Lemnac.: 32, t, 6 (1965).
  • Engl. in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 2, 3: 164, figs. 104, 106/A, B (1889).
  • Hegelm., Lemnac. Monogr.: 134, t. 5, 6, figs. 1–18 (1868).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 970 (1753).
  • den Hartog in Gorteria 2: 68, fig. 1 (1964).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002468197 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467679 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K002467635 Yes
Fray, P.; Journet [1908] K002467678 Yes
Luke, Q.; Beentje, H.J.; Luke, P. [15289] Kenya K002468100 Yes
Braun, A.; Halin, I.L. [s.n.] Mexico K002468256 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7124] Canada K002468209 Yes
Dorset [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467609 Yes
Bertrand; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] K002467669 Yes
[J. S. G.] [s.n.] K002467667 Yes
[fr. Sachelin]; [fr. Schmids] [s.n.] K002467887 Yes
Turill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467632 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002467664 Yes
Macoun, J. [1429] Canada K002468206 Yes
[Chandle]; [Hamard] [2600] Uganda K002468096 Yes
Bigelow, J.M.; Whipple, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002467657 Yes
[A. H. B.] [s.n.] Canada K002468210 Yes
{Th. Delacour; Willmott, E.A.} [s.n.] K002467671 Yes
Fig, A. [11208] K002467789 Yes
s.coll. [578] K002467791 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th2414] Uganda K002468097 Yes
{Ch. Emil Boldt} [s.n.] K002467692 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] K002467638 Yes
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [79626] Philippines K002467983 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467677 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467618 Yes
Loveridge, M.V.; Arboretum, A. [448] Uganda K002468104 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K002468213 Yes
[Thos] Moore [1141] K002467630 Yes
Long, B.H. [24796] Finland K002468195 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467623 Yes
Salmon, J.D. [1141] K002467642 Yes
Last, G.V.C.; Worsdell, W.C. [727/3] K002467647 Yes
Orchard, A.E. [5350] Australia K002467997 Yes
Richards, H.M. [20226] Tanzania K:SPC-34103.000 No
Cowdry, N.H. [456] China K002467894 Yes
E.J.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467611 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002467622 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] K002467627 Yes
Nelson, A. [6425] United States K002468200 Yes
Souster, J. [1213] United Kingdom K002467628 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] K002467654 Yes
Schlechter, R. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K002467976 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467656 Yes
Melville, R. [2247] Australia K:SPC-36850.000 No
Faurie (Père) [11007] Japan K002467893 Yes
Holmberg, O.R.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] K002467661 Yes
{Davis; Hedge} [D32543] Türkiye K002467790 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [1208] Uganda K002468095 Yes
Suhail, B.A. [296] K002467915 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K002467634 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] K002467674 Yes
Bell, C.R.; Newcomb, G.B. [1373] Mexico K002468255 Yes
Vihodcevsky, N. [s.n.] K002467690 Yes
Todaro [952] Italy K002467682 Yes
Woodward, A.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467612 Yes
Journet; Fray, J.P. [1908] K002467683 Yes
Dörfler [s.n.] Hungary K002467658 Yes
Rayner [559] Kenya K002468101 Yes
Béguinot, A.; Saccardo, P.A. [s.n.] Italy K002467676 Yes
Woodward, A.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467613 Yes
Prior, L.A. [s.n.] K002467643 Yes
Labarbera, M. [15] Uganda K002468098 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] K002467662 Yes
Rawlinga, S. [134] United Kingdom K002467649 Yes
Scoggan, H.J.; Baldwin, W.K.W. [7105] Canada K002468212 Yes
Muret, J. [s.n.] Switzerland K002467666 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467629 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [727/3] K002467648 Yes
Holding, B. [s.n.] Australia K002467996 Yes
s.coll. [1014/1837] K002467646 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Kemp, W.E. [15115] Canada K002468205 Yes
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N. [2247] Australia K002467995 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Fitzgerald, D.V. [14980] Tanzania K002468099 Yes
Labarbera, M. [19] Uganda K002468103 Yes
Prior, L.A. [s.n.] K002467644 Yes
Watt, G. [7387] India K002467914 Yes
Denny, P. [480] United Kingdom K002467608 Yes
Diomede, D.N. [s.n.] France K002467668 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467680 Yes
Rostovzev, S. [s.n.] K002467888 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467675 Yes
Todaro [952] K002467684 Yes
Desmazières, J.B.H.J. [s.n.] France K002467665 Yes
Lye, K.A. [Lye3441] Uganda K002468102 Yes
Redfield, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002468203 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Canada K002468207 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [17] United Kingdom K002467620 Yes
Stevens, W.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467621 Yes
Jahandiez, E. [530] Morocco K002467877 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467652 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n.] K002467633 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Egziabher, T.B.G. [3272] Ethiopia K002468086 Yes
[Sandoun] [s.n.] K002467615 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] K002467663 Yes
[I. L. Hahn]; Braun, A. [s.n.] Mexico K002468258 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; Devon, J. [30900] United Kingdom K002467616 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1344] United Kingdom K:SPC-24322.000 No
Turner, F. [s.n.] K002467626 Yes
Burbidge, N.T. [8179] Australia K002467994 Yes
Halse, R.R. [5104] United States K002468204 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3034] K002467619 Yes
Turner, F. [s.n.] K002467625 Yes
Furuse, M. [41516] Japan K002467896 Yes
Babington, C. [s.n.] K002467653 Yes
Bullock, A. [1566] K002467650 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467631 Yes
{Khan; Prance; Ratcliffe} [754] Türkiye K002467788 Yes
Salmon, J.D. [1141] K002467641 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] K002467645 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467617 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2393] United Kingdom K:SPC-23598.000 No
Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] K002467670 Yes
[F. Rayn] [s.n.] K002467686 Yes
Fray, J.P.; Journet; Willmott, E.A. [1908] K002467672 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [27] Iran K002467787 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467610 Yes
Hahn, I.L.; Braun, A.C.H. [s.n.] Mexico K002468259 Yes
Licent, A.E. [1981] China K002467895 Yes
Braun, A.; Halin, I.L. [s.n.] Mexico K002468257 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Bartram, E.B.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7122] Canada K002468208 Yes
Turrill, W.B. United Kingdom K:SPC-22462.000 No
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] K002467637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002467681 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] K002467639 Yes
Baker, C.F. [3891] United States K002468202 Yes
[Abrams] [s.n.] K002468330 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] K002467685 Yes
Copeland, E.B. [s.n.] United States K002468198 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, E. [6929] United States K002468201 Yes
Gilbert, J.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002467640 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [2924] Russia K002467886 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3816] Canada K002468211 Yes
Wright, C. [674] United States K002468199 Yes
Blagoweschtschensky, N.W. [401] K002467689 Yes
Fray, P.; Willmott, E.A.; Journet [1908] K002467673 Yes
[Abram] [s.n.] K002468331 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] K002467636 Yes
Haffner; Prior, L.A. [s.n.] K002467687 Yes
Filarszky, F.; Kümmerle, J.B. [s.n.] Hungary K002467691 Yes
Togasi, M. [[NSM] 389] Japan K002467892 Yes
[Fucacuim] [308] United Kingdom K002467614 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] K002467655 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C. [03198] United States K002468196 Yes
Rostan, E. [s.n.] K002467688 Yes
Krawiec, F. [s.n.] Poland K002467659 Yes
[Albert jclosfield] [s.n.] K002467624 Yes

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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