Family Index

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Scientific Name

Wolffia australiana

Family Name

LEMNACEAE

Common Name

Tiny Duckweed

Status

Height

Flowers

One male and one female flower is produced in a flowering cavity on the upper surface.

Fruit

Form

Tiny, free-floating, rootless aquatic herb, up to 1.2mm long. Upper surface green and flat, lower surface translucent and greatly inflated to form a keel.

Municipalities

Central Coast; Devonport; Dorset; King Island; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Farm dams, lagoons, marshes and still pools in rivers and streams, N.W., King Island, Midlands and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Easily propagated by division. Propagation is not usually required as it establishes readily on its own. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is a sac.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes