Duckweed vs Adas El-Maya

Lemna perpusilla compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Adas El-Maya
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order same	Alismatales (مزماريات)	Alismatales (مزماريات)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Lemna	Lemna
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Lemna gibba

Evolutionary Relationship

Duckweed and Adas El-Maya share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lemna.

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Adas El-Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Adas El-Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Adas El-Maya

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇬 Egypt