Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales > Family Araceae > Subfamily Lemnoideae

Lemna L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Staurogeton*	Rchb.	heterotypic synonym
*Telmatophace*	Schleid.	heterotypic synonym
*Lemna aequinoctialis*	Welw.	taxonomically included in
*Lemna gibba*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Lemna minor*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Lemna minuta*	Kunth	taxonomically included in
*Lemna trisulca*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Lemna turionifera*	Landolt	taxonomically included in

Children

Lemna aequinoctialis Welw.
Lemna gibba L.
Lemna minor L.
Lemna minuta Kunth
Lemna trisulca L.
Lemna turionifera Landolt

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: sorsanlimaskat sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: andmatssläktet

Literature

basis of record	PESI - Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 970. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Uotila, P. 2009+: Lemnoideae (= Lemnaceae). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Lemna L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d243037c-3df2-43a9-8c1a-bf364b9b47c0

WoRMS (2025). Lemna Linnaeus, 1753. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715972