// SPECIES PROFILE · PERENNIAL · NATIVE

Minute duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Minute duckweed (Lemna perpusilla) is a perennial in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10b.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: perennial
Native range: Native to 37 U.S. states, including AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE…
USDA hardiness: Zones 2b–10b
Mature size: —
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Minute duckweed (Lemna perpusilla) — *Lemna perpusilla* — Minute duckweed. Photo by Dalgial via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Minute duckweed (Lemna perpusilla) is a perennial in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 2b–10b.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, minute duckweed pairs naturally with: Broadleaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina), Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana).