Bath Wildlife Sightings

Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed), Meadow Farm, Bathampton, ST7666

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Lemna minuta

Evidence

Quantity

Covering water surface

Locality

Meadow Farm, Bathampton

Habitat

Water trough

Environmental Conditions

Sunny

Grid Reference

ST768662

Other Information

Now a frequent escape from garden ponds. Can be told from the Lesser Duckweed (Lemna minor) by its smaller size and the single, hardly visible central vein on the leaves and their more elliptical shape. Lesser Duckweed usually has three veins

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall