Spirodela punctata (G.Mey.) C.H. Thomps.

Thin Duckweed

Body rounded to broadly obovate, mostly 2-4 mm long, 1.5-2.5 mm wide with 3-7 veins, the lower surface purple.

WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Pacific Iss, China to Himalayas.

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Lemnaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Alismatales
family       Araceae
genus        Spirodela L.