Landoltia punctata

Spotted Pondweed at suppressed

Landoltia punctata at suppressed - 8 Mar 2021
Landoltia punctata at suppressed - 8 Mar 2021
Landoltia punctata at suppressed - 8 Mar 2021
Landoltia punctata at suppressed - 8 Mar 2021
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Identification history

Landoltia punctata 10 Mar 2021 RWPurdie
Lemna disperma 9 Mar 2021 michaelb
Unidentified 8 Mar 2021 trevorpreston

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2 comments

JaneR wrote:
   8 Mar 2021
based on thallus shape and venation, it looks like Landoltia punctata except that no roots are evident. However, it looks too big and too flat to be the rootless Wolffia .
On balance, it is likely to be Landoltia punctata (in older books as Spirodela punctata).
RWPurdie wrote:
   10 Mar 2021
Based on the Lemna disperma and Landoltia punctata that I've seen growing locally, the pattern of veins on the leaves looks more like the latter species, though Lemna can also have several veins. The only way to be absolutely sure is to remove a few plants and float them in a jar of water so it's easy to see the number of roots growing from the under side of each thallus.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 8 Mar 2021 01:54 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

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