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Accession Data:

Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid.

  • Common Name: Greater Duckweed
  • Family: Araceae Juss.
  • Synonym(s): Lemna polyrhiza

  • Country of Origin: cosmopolitan
  • Habitat: floating aquatic plant (acropleustophyte) in still fresh water

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202400044
  • Source: John Korte
  • Accession Date: 06-24-2024
  • Bench: 6901 - Array 1, Tank 1
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-24-2024
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Liliopsida
    • SubClass: monocots
    • Order: Alismatales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Araceae
    • SubFamily: Lemnoideae
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    References (internal):

    • Acropleustophyte
    • Aquatic Plants

    References (external):

    data regenerated on Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:30:44 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
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