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|accepted_name=Lemna gibba
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 970. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Lemnaceae;Lemna;Lemna gibba
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Lemnaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Lemna]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Lemna gibba]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=page 147
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Roots </b>to 15 cm, tip mostly rounded; sheath not winged. <b>Stipes</b> white, thin, often decaying. <b>Fronds</b> floating, 1 or 2–5 or more, coherent in groups, obovate, often gibbous, 1–8 mm, 1–1.5 times as long as wide, margins entire; veins (3–)4–5(–7) (all originating from node), greatest distance between lateral veins near or distal to middle; papillae often indistinct; upper lower surface sometimes red colored, coloring beginning from margin, lower upper surface occasionally with distinct red spots beginning from margins near apex; largest air spaces longer than 0.3 mm; distinct turions absent. <b>Flowers</b>: ovaries (1–)2–7-ovulate, utricular scale with narrow opening at apex. <b>Fruits</b> 0.6–1 mm, laterally winged. <b>Seeds</b> with 8–16 distinct ribs, falling out of fruit wall after ripening. <b>2n</b> = 40, 42, 44, 50.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering (rather frequent) spring–fall.
|habitat=Eutrophic, quiet waters in temperate regions with mild winters
|elevation=0–1900 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Ill.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Wyo.;northern Mexico;South America;Eurasia;Africa;Atlantic Islands.
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name=Lemna gibba
|author=
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Lemnaceae
|phenology=Flowering (rather frequent) spring–fall.
|habitat=Eutrophic, quiet waters in temperate regions with mild winters
|elevation=0–1900 m
|distribution=Ariz.;Calif.;Ill.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Wyo.;northern Mexico;South America;Eurasia;Africa;Atlantic Islands.
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Lemna
|species=Lemna gibba
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