duckweed
Tiny floating plant
Duckweed is a tiny aquatic plant that floats on still water, forming dense green mats on ponds and slow-moving streams.
The plants are among the smallest flowering species, each consisting of a simple leaf-like frond with dangling roots.
Ducks and other waterfowl feed on it, hence the name.
The pond was completely covered in duckweed.
Clear essential liquid
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pondSmall still body
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
bog · swamp · aquaculture · eutrophication · limnology · habitat · ecosystem · riparian
Outermost boundary layer
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- skimPass over lightly
- bobShort vertical movement
mat · carpet · blanket · layer · waterborne · spread · cover · film
Swimming birds collectively
- fish foodPellets for tank dwellers
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
shade · oxygen · nitrogen · phosphorus · bioremediation · water filtration · tilapia · koi
Aquatic flowering plant
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- water hyacinthBuoyant freshwater flowering plant
- pickerelweedFreshwater flowering marsh plant
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
- frondsDivided leaf blades
rootlet · aquatic plant · vascular · reproduction · budding · colony · biomass · protein-rich
water
Clear essential liquid
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- pondSmall still body
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
marsh · bog · swamp · aquaculture · eutrophication · limnology · habitat · ecosystem · riparian · inundation
surface
Outermost boundary layer
bob · mat · carpet · blanket · layer · waterborne · spread · cover · film · fronds
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
- fish foodPellets for tank dwellers
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
biodiversity · shade · oxygen · nitrogen · phosphorus · bioremediation · water filtration · tilapia · koi · wildlife
water lily
Aquatic flowering plant
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- water hyacinthBuoyant freshwater flowering plant
- pickerelweedFreshwater flowering marsh plant
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
fronds · rootlet · aquatic plant · vascular · reproduction · budding · colony · biomass · protein-rich · edible
- pondspond life, pond fish, cattails, lily pads, tadpoles
- Evergladessawgrass, alligator, mangrove forest, Florida panther, cypress swamp
- wetland plantspapyrus, bulrush, cattail, bulrushes, sedge
- hydrochorysea bean
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- aquatic plantseelgrass, sea grass, lotus, water lily, kelp
duckweedredwood
Towering California conifer
giant kelp · baobab · giant sequoia · sequoia · oak tree