Lemna turionifera Landolt – Rzęsa purpurowa – Turion duckweed
Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.
Status
The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland
Currently present in the environment
Reproducing in the environment
Numbers or/and range trends unknown
Invasive alien species
Occurrence
Map of occurrence
Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.
Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl
Earliest introduction/record
in 1987
Types of transport
- Unintentional transport to Poland
Pathways of introduction
- Transport – no further details
Type of release into natural environment
- Transport- Contaminant or Stowaway
References
- Tokarska-Guzik B., Dajdok Z., Zając M., Zając A., Urbisz A., Danielewicz W., Hołdyński C. 2012. Rośliny obcego pochodzenia w Polsce ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem gatunków inwazyjnych. 1-197. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, Warszawa link
- Wolff P., Landolt E. 1994. Spread of Lemna turionifera (Lemnaceae), the red duckweed, in Poland Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 39: 439-451.
Life form: Water plant
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arales
Family: Lemnaceae
English synonyms: Perennial duckweed