Greater Duckweed

spirodela polyrhiza

Greater Duckweed is a tiny floating plant that loves to grow on the surface of ponds and lakes. It is a great food source for many water animals and helps keep the water clean!

Hábitat: Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams

Aspecto

The Greater Duckweed is a small, free-floating aquatic plant that forms bright green mats on the water's surface. Its individual fronds are round to oval, often with a distinctive reddish-purple underside and several fine rootlets hanging into the water, distinguishing it from smaller duckweeds.

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Greater Duckweed

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Duckweed can produce so much oxygen that it helps other creatures in the pond breathe!

It's the largest of the duckweed family, yet still often smaller than your pinky fingernail!

Many fish and birds love to munch on this tiny green plant like it's a super nutritious snack!

Scientists are studying duckweed to help clean up polluted water and even create new sustainable foods!

Habilidades especiales

Greater Duckweed can reproduce incredibly fast, doubling its population in days to quickly cover water surfaces.

Greater Duckweed can absorb excess nutrients from the water, which helps clean ponds and improve water quality.

Greater Duckweed has special buds called turions that sink, allowing it to survive freezing winters underwater.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 0.3-1 cm
Extensión: 0.3-1 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.05-0.1 cm
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Viento

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

ducks feast on its floating leaves

eaten by

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

carp filter-feed on duckweed fronds

eats

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

snails graze on its green fronds

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.