Free-floating aquatic , with solitary root , arising along a shallow groove . Thallus dark green , symmetrical , flat , oblong-ovate . 2 . 5–6 x 1 . 5–4 mm , rather obscurely 3-nerved , without large airspaces evident beneath . Inflorescences produced occasionally . Flowers with lateral floral pocket lateral ; spathe open at the top ; pistillate flower solitary ; staminate flowers 2 , each with a single stamen . Fruit rarely produced , 0 . 8–1 mm in diameter , 1-seeded . Seeds 0 . 7–1 x 0 . 4–0 . 6 mm , with 10–16 ribs , remaining within fruit at maturity . (Ref . POWO ; 2023) .
No Data
Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Not common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Hydrophace minor (L.) Bubani
Lenticula minor (L.) Scop.
No Data
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Common Duckweed
Lesser Duckweed
Not used traditionally.
Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.merriam-webster.com https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
