Duckweed vs Minute duckweed

Lemna perpusilla compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Minute duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Lemna	Lemna
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Lemna minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Duckweed and Minute duckweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lemna.

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Minute duckweed
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).

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom