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Spirodela
Also called Duckmeat, Duckmeal, Duckmeats, Greater Duckweeds, Duckweeds
Spirodela is a genus of tiny free-floating aquatic plants, the larger duckweeds, that form green mats on still fresh water. Growing them is simply a matter of keeping them in a clean, sunny, nutrient-rich pond or tub where they can spread.
Spirodela is a genus of aquatic plants, one of several genera containing plants commonly called duckweed. Spirodela species are members of the Araceae family under the APG II system. They were formerly members of the subfamily Lemnaceae.
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