Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:970. 1753
Verified:
07/25/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
fat duckweed – inflated duckweed – French
lentille d'eau bossue – German
bucklige Wasserlinse – Swedish
kupandmat –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canarias | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Ethiopia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Cape Province | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Free State | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | Transvaal | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Rwanda | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation | Astrakhan | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation | Saratov | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation | Volgograd | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California (Norte) | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Chihuahua | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Coahuila de Zaragoza | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Durango | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Sonora | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Tamaulipas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Zacatecas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Aguascalientes | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Ciudad de México | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guanajuato | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | México | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Michoacán de Ocampo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Puebla | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Querétaro | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Tlaxcala | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Virgin Islands, U.S. | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Catamarca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chaco | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Chubut | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Córdoba | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Entre Ríos | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Formosa | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Jujuy | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | La Pampa | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | La Rioja | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Mendoza | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Río Negro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Salta | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | San Juan | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | San Luis | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Santa Cruz | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Santa Fe | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Santiago del Estero | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Tucumán | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
-
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia, Sudan
-
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa [Cape Province, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal]
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia, Yemen
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
-
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Honshu]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India, Pakistan
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
-
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Saratov, Volgograd], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Nebraska, Illinois]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Wyoming]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada]
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Aguascalientes, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
United States [Virgin Islands, U.S.]
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Córdoba, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán], Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | fodder | fide E. Landolt, pers. comm. | Landolt, E. 1986. Biosystematic investigations in the family of duckweeds (Lemnaceae). 2. The family of Lemnaceae - a monographic study. Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Stiftung Rübel Zürich 71:441. |
| Human food | vegetable | | Landolt, E. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names |
| Weed | | of unknown importance | Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400077.
Accessed 16 May 2025.