Lemnoideae - Wikipedia
Lemnoideae is a subfamily of flowering aquatic plants, known as duckweeds, water lentils, or water lenses. They float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh …
Duckweeds: Current Biology - Cell Press
Feb 6, 2023 · What is a duckweed? Lemnaceae, commonly known as duckweeds, constitute a family of monocotyledonous aquatic floating plants that live in freshwater ponds and lakes all …
Frond architecture of the rootless duckweed Wolffia globosa
Aug 20, 2021 · Among the five duckweed genera, Wolffia members are rootless and represent the smallest and most reduced species. A better understanding of Wolffia frond architecture is …
Common duckweed - US Forest Service
Common duckweed (L. minor) is the most widespread species, ranging across Canada and reported for all states except Hawaii and South Carolina. Identifying duckweeds to species can …
Return of the Lemnaceae: duckweed as a model plant system in …
This review details the anatomy, development, physiology, and molecular characteristics of the Lemnaceae to introduce them to the broader plant research community.
Preparation, Scanning and Analysis of Duckweed Using X-Ray …
Jan 8, 2021 · We present a protocol for the anatomical phenotyping of duckweed using X-ray Computed Microtomography (μCT) scanning. Duckweeds comprise a group of aquatic free …
Anatomical Features and Antimicrobial Activity of Duckweed
Apr 3, 2023 · Five main genera known as duckweed are found in tropical water bodies mostly under eutrophic condition. Despite of their minute size, duckweeds exhibit distinction as per …
Lemnaceae, commonly known as duckweeds, constitute a family of monocotyledonous aquatic fl oating plants that live in freshwater ponds and lakes all over the world (Figure 1A).
Loss of ancestral function in duckweed roots is accompanied by ...
May 8, 2023 · Vestigial organs are defined as genetically determined structures that have lost their ancestral (or salient) function. 1,2,3 Duckweeds, an aquatic monocot family, exhibit both …
Jan 5, 2022 · Here we show that duckweed roots are no longer 42 required for their ancestral role of nutrient uptake. Comparative analyses of nearly all rooted 43 duckweed species revealed a …