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Common Duckweed
Lemna disperma
Lemna disperma
Found in stationary and slow-moving water bodies, especially where nutrient levels are high.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Duckweed |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Free-floating oval shaped leaves. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Small or Prostrate Herb (SH) |
| EVC types | EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Alismatales |
| Family | Araceae |
| Genus | Lemna |
| Species | disperma |
Occurs in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
