Valdivia Duckweed

Lemna valdiviana Phil. - Duckweed family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 1 inch

Planting Distance: 20 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 0 inches

Growth Form: Stoloniferous

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Summer and Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: None

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.