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Common duckweed

Lemna minor

A tiny free-floating aquatic plant increasingly cultivated in ponds and tanks as a fast-growing protein source for animal feed and emerging human food use.

Family

Araceae

Temperature

7-25°C (absolute 5-30°C)

Rainfall

700-3000mm (absolute 500-5000mm)

Altitude

1500m

Soil pH

4.5-7.5 (absolute 3.5-8.5)

Soil types

nutrient-rich