But in this flower-pot, sunk so as to be in the water, and yet so that the rim may prevent it from spreading and coating the entire tank with green, is the strangest of all, actually duckweed.
I recommend all country folk who come up to town in summer time to run down here just to see duckweed cultivated once in their lives.
Many of the craters half-filled with water already had duckweed growing.
There is a large pond in the midst of the garden, covered with duckweed, and full of beautiful gold and silver fish of many kinds.
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Harvesting is done such that less than a kilogram per square metre ofduckweedremains.
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Duckweedmeal (driedduckweed) is a good cattle feed.
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Examples include water lilies lily pad andduckweed.
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Furthermore, chemicals used to clean up oil spills may have contributed to theduckweedproblem.
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The land is in good condition, with ponds ofduckweedand other wetland plants that harbor several pond turtles.
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Thisduckweedgrows in slow-moving, calm, and stagnant freshwater habitats.
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The same publication provides an extensive list of references for manyduckweed-related topics.
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Many small aquatic animals use plants likeduckweedfor a home, or for protection from predators.
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Commonly called watermeal orduckweed, these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water.
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These nutrients may have triggered the duckweed's rapid expansion.
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It is one of several genera containing plants commonly calledduckweed.
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Duckweedis considered a carbon neutral energy source, because unlike most fuels, it removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
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Aquatic vegetation is limited to a small number of ponds, and includes commonduckweed, iris and water violet.
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The nitrates are used as food for algae and fertilizer forduckweed.
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Lotad and its evolved forms have mouths resembling duck bills, which may be a pun on theduckweed.
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