species
Spirodela polyrhiza
giant duckweed · great duckmeat · great duckweed · greater duckweed
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Spirodela polyrhiza belongs to the family Araceae, also known as giant duckweed, great duckmeat, great duckweed or greater duckweed, native to the UK. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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