Kebnat
PLANTS

Star duckweed

Lemna trisulca

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Star duckweed, photo 1 of 5
Star duckweed, In fruit
Star duckweed, No flowers or fruits
9 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 9 cm. Grows near water.

There are 57 observations of Star duckweed in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie12
  2. Outaouais10
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Montréal7
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  6. Laurentides5
  7. Nord-du-Québec3
  8. Centre-du-Québec3
  9. Laval2
  10. Lanaudière1
  11. Estrie1

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

TOXIC
Common duckweedLemna minor
Greater duckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
Floating CrystalwortRiccia fluitans
Curly pondweedPotamogeton crispus
Turion duckweedLemna turionifera
Canadian waterweedElodea canadensis
Vernal water-starwortCallitriche palustris
HornwortCeratophyllum demersum
Fringed HeartwortRicciocarpos natans