Close-up of floating aquatic plants: Spirodela polyrrhiza and Wolffia globosa; the very tiny Wolffia plants are under 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long.
Wolffia is a genus of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan distribution.[1] They include the smallest flowering plants on Earth.[2] Commonly called watermeal or duckweed,[3][4] these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water. They often float together in pairs or form floating mats with related plants, such as Lemna and Spirodela species.
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Wolffia is a genus of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan distribution. They include the smallest flowering plants on Earth. Commonly called watermeal...
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Wolffia globosa is a species of flowering plant known by the common names Asian watermeal and duckweed. It is native to Asia and is found in parts of...
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ways. Largest and smallest Eucalyptus regnans, a tree almost 100 m tall Wolffia arrhiza, a rootless floating freshwater plant under 2 mm across The largest...
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a single root, which distinguishes this genus from the related genera Wolffia (lacks roots), Spirodela and Landoltia (have multiple roots). The plants...
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gymnosperm. It grows to a height of 25 cm (10 in). Duckweeds of the genus Wolffia are the smallest angiosperms. Fully grown, they measure 300 by 600 μm (0...
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pathogen contamination occur. Although other duckweed species, such as Wolffia arrhiza, are consumed by people in rural areas, S.polyrhiza is not cultivated...
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