Wolffia globosa is a tiny pondweed plant that is packed with nutrition, including protein and B vitamins.

Is your pond or lake covered in green? Naturally, most people assume green on a lake or pond is algae, but often the green on top of your water is actually duckweed. Also known as duck’s ...

With tiny leaf-like fronds, and the smallest flower and fruit in the plant world, duckweed may sound like delicate botanic specimen. However, this bright green denizen of ponds across Asia teams ...

Mankai, a new high-protein aquatic plant strain of duckweed, has significant potential as a superfood and provides glycemic control after carbohydrate consumption, a team of researchers from Ben ...

In residential developments, you will often see small ponds throughout the neighborhoods. These are stormwater ponds, created ...

Until now, EFSA considered duckweed a ‘novel food’, because of its low consumption in Europe (although it is consumed more ...

The pond plants will continue to photosynthesise under the ice - producing the oxygen that animals need - as long as they continue to get light. During spring and summer you may wish to top up your ...

In overgrown ponds, these plants coat the water's surface. These plants – called duckweed or water lentils – can grow so fast that they can double their numbers in just one to two days.

Aquatic plants are an essential part of the pond ecosystem. They provide shelter and food for all fish species, and promote fast growth and balanced fish populations. However, aquatic plants can also ...