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Duckweed - Lemna minor I went to this pond a couple days ago to take some aquatic samples. But, I found it with only about 7 cm of water left! You can see the bottom in this photo, which I&#039;ve IDed for the duckweed.<br /> <br /> The pond should have 60+ cm of water. I didn&#039;t collect anything as I didn&#039;t want to disturb anything that might still be alive and living in the water. I imagine the water temp has also increased. Usually, this is a thriving pond that I collect from spring thru autumn.<br /> <br /> The drought in my area continues with no real rain in sight. It&#039;s estimated that we need 50 cm of rainfall to recover.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140095/duckweed_-_lemna_minor.html" title="Duckweed - Lemna minor"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/140095_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=IQBsYis7YRwAIpEOJdNP9m1lvus%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Duckweed - Lemna minor I went to this pond a couple days ago to take some aquatic samples. But, I found it with only about 7 cm of water left! You can see the bottom in this photo, which I&#039;ve IDed for the duckweed.<br /> <br /> The pond should have 60+ cm of water. I didn&#039;t collect anything as I didn&#039;t want to disturb anything that might still be alive and living in the water. I imagine the water temp has also increased. Usually, this is a thriving pond that I collect from spring thru autumn.<br /> <br /> The drought in my area continues with no real rain in sight. It&#039;s estimated that we need 50 cm of rainfall to recover.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140094/duckweed_-_lemna_minor.html Common duckweed,Geotagged,Lemna minor,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Common duckweed,Geotagged,Lemna minor,Summer,United States,drought,duckweed,lemna Click/tap to enlarge

Duckweed - Lemna minor

I went to this pond a couple days ago to take some aquatic samples. But, I found it with only about 7 cm of water left! You can see the bottom in this photo, which I've IDed for the duckweed.

The pond should have 60+ cm of water. I didn't collect anything as I didn't want to disturb anything that might still be alive and living in the water. I imagine the water temp has also increased. Usually, this is a thriving pond that I collect from spring thru autumn.

The drought in my area continues with no real rain in sight. It's estimated that we need 50 cm of rainfall to recover.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Duckweed - Lemna minor I went to this pond a couple days ago to take some aquatic samples. But, I found it with only about 7 cm of water left! You can see the bottom in this photo, which I've IDed for the duckweed.<br /> <br /> The pond should have 60+ cm of water. I didn't collect anything as I didn't want to disturb anything that might still be alive and living in the water. I imagine the water temp has also increased. Usually, this is a thriving pond that I collect from spring thru autumn.<br /> <br /> The drought in my area continues with no real rain in sight. It's estimated that we need 50 cm of rainfall to recover.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/140094/duckweed_-_lemna_minor.html Common duckweed,Geotagged,Lemna minor,Summer,United States

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The Common duckweed

"Lemna minor", the common duckweed or lesser duckweed, is an aquatic freshwater plant of the genus "Lemna". They belong to the family of Lemnaceae, which are monophyletic to the Araceae family. "L. minor" is used as animal fodder, bioremediator, for wastewater nutrient recovery, and other applications.

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2022. Captured Aug 21, 2022 10:22 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.