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Duckweed |
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Lemna minor |
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Carl Farmer |
Rare, in lowland pools and ditches Leaf c 2-5 mm diameter Skye ID: Not differentiated into stem and leaf, the leaf or thallus floating on the water surface with a white root hanging down from the underside. Other features: Often completely covers an area of water. Flowers minute, greenish, rare, probably never in Skye. Mostly reproduces vegetatively, each leaf producing new ones which eventually separate from it. Leaves usually about 3-6 together. |
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Carl Farmer |