indigenousAraceae
Lemna aequinoctialis
lesser duckweed
Indigenous (native)native
Native to Hawaiʻi and arrived without human help.
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. (lesser duckweed) is a tiny, floating aquatic plant found in quiet waters in tropical and subtropical regions. Fronds are generally 3-nerved, green, up to 6 mm long. Flowers are 1-ovulate, the small utricular scale open on one side. Seeds have 8–26 ribs.
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Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 18 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 21 · GBIF 27 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pūkoʻo 2 · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Ulupehupehu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kawela · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiehu · MauiGBIF 2
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keālia · OʻahuGBIF 1
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 1