Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Lemna gibba, found as floating individuals rather than matted, is easily recognized under the microscope. The fronds are strikingly inflated on the lower surface, very unlike the relatively flat profile of other Lemnaceae here. Lemna gibba is found at lower elevation in slowly moving water.
Lemna gibba, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Lemna gibba, closeup (with Azolla mexicana), photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Lemna gibba, macro of profile showing inflated lower surface, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Lemna gibba, macro of upper surface, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
Lemna gibba, closeup of whole plant measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 3, 2009
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