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Lemna minor (common duckweed or lesser duckweed) is a species of Lemna 
 
(duckweed) with a subcosmopolitan distribution, native throughout most of 
 
Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, occurring everywhere that 
 
freshwater ponds and slow-moving streams occur, except for arctic and 
 
subarctic climates. It is not reported as native in Australasia or South 
 
America, though is naturalised there.[1][2]
 
It is a floating freshwater aquatic plant, with one, two or three leaves 
 
each with a single root hanging in the water; as more leaves grow, the 
 
plants divide and become separate individuals. The root is 1-2 cm long. The 
 
leaves are oval, 1-8 mm long and 0.6-5 mm broad, light green, with three 
 
(rarely five) veins, and small air spaces to assist flotation. It 
 
propagates mainly by division, and flowers are rarely produced; when 
 
produced, they are about 1 mm diameter, with a cup-shaped membranous scale 
 
containing a single ovule and two stamens. The seed is 1 mm long, ribbed 
 
with 8-15 ribs.[3][4][5]
 
It grows in water with high nutrient levels and a pH of between 5 and 9, 
 
optimally between 6.5 and 7.5, and temperatures between 6 and 33 °C.[6] 
 
Growth of colonies is rapid, and the plant frequently forms a complete 
 
carpet across still pools when conditions are suitable. In temperate 
 
regions, when temperatures drop below 6 to 7 °C it develops small, dense, 
 
starch-filled organs called 'turions', which become dormant and sink to the 
 
water bottom for winter; the following spring, these recommence growth and 
 
float back to the surface.[6][7]
 
 
 
Colony on a small pool
It is an important food resource for many fish and birds (notably ducks); 
 
it is rich in protein and fats.[6] Birds are also important in dispersing 
 
the species to new sites; the root is sticky, enabling the plant to adhere 
 
to the plumage or feet while the bird flies from one pond to another.[8]
 
Cultivation and uses[edit]
It is often used as a plant in both coldwater and tropical aquaria as well 
 
as in outdoor ponds, though it must be frequently thinned by seining 
 
because of its rapid growth rate and may be considered a pest.[9] It is 
 
also grown as a commercial crop for animal feed, primarily for fish and 
 
poultry, as it is fast-growing and easy to harvest by surface skimming.[6]
 
Population and Competition[edit]
Lemna minor is structurally adapted to grow quickly. That enables it to 
 
populate bodies of water rapidly. It overcomes inter-species competition by 
 
growing a thick carpet over still water bodies, thereby shading out other 
 
plant species below it and eliminating the competition. With intra-specific 
 
competition, it will compete by absorbing as much of its surrounding 
 
resources as possible so that it has the energy to grow and reproduce.
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