Duckweed is the common name given to the genus of aquatic flowering plants Woffia, which has among its members the smallest flowering plants in the world. Some species in this genus are only 1 mm across (1/32 in).

Dr. C.E. Jeffree/Oxford Scientific Films1

Duckweed," Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia. © 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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