| Lemna turionifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Lemna |
| Species: | L. turionifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Lemna turionifera | |
Lemna turionifera is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Araceae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The species is a floating freshwater aquatic plant, with one, two, three or four leaves each having a single root hanging in the water. Like its close relative Lemna minor , it reproduces primarily vegetatively. Unlike L. minor, however, the species is also capable of producing turions, which are starch-filled fronds that sink to the substrate and remain dormant until germinating when conditions are favorable.[ citation needed ]
Its native range is Northern Europe to Japan, Northern America. [1]
