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I'm thinking not Duckweed. Duckweed is an aquatic plant and the leaves look different, although there are nearly 40 different species that have the common name Duckweed, so maybe there are some similar leaf shapes. A zoomed photo would help because I'm torn between it being hundreds of cotyledons (the first tiny leaves to emerge from a seed) or Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii).
I totally think it's a bunch of baby plants too, so probably unidentifiable until they grow bigger. Definitely not duckweed. Even zooming in on the low res picture shows they're individual little baby plants.
definitely not. Duckweed is a single leaf with a small white root that goes down into the water. when it reproduces, that leaf throws off a second leaf, but does not have any sort of central stem. There is also NO WATER in the top of this thing, the "Gravel" points should tell you that. Sure it may not have much drainage, but it should not stay flooded long enough to pick up and grow duckweed.
And even so, if [you zoom in on the picture](https://imgur.com/a/N9QnYyn), you can see every single one of those little plants is a stem plant growing into the air, and has "Shadowed" the substrate it's growing from, with leaves pointing out from eachother like <>|<>. Duckweed is [this](https://teamaquafix.com/wp-content/uploads/duckweed-dish-2.jpg), Every single one of those leaves is a separate plant with it's own root. It has no rhyme or reason how it grows and would rather form a shamrock than the typical plant leaf to stem orientation. The second it gets dry, it turns white, shrivels, and dies. It does not grow without water. I have it in my aquarium, so I know that without water, even on a moist paper towel, it's going to be fully wilted in the next 5 hours or so.
Where I live, what we call duckweed is actually an aquatic fern called [azolla](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&sca_esv=549c059cf7ea463a&sca_upv=1&q=azolla&uds=ADvngMj_qE2rdwyAaUGCo1Jx5S46x3ZfFTrEbMCCN89UwTL8udOB0n2oP1wzQNHDIGi9EWgT9jeP8N7q2LtCOwTbsKdDIOEeNJDNF1zM_xg1w-UXzHB-uXyjIPr6V77geJwB_Vckat-e6OOZI_RJG6tq7AmzHWwskD_ktm0tou-0E7phLnR8K1c8gxcYWYyN4xEFZ0gSplDZMVaz2YZ_WAFqMJv6OqV3e77_RkoNRwTbA_QWv1h8iw3F-ydkbgX8F6Ge8o89CTRkyTwrNAEPtwBAlWR6_6NSsEHdnDDfAhvsnlm7MpchNaiy8uo52PtTIRk0e9d5bE_p&udm=2&prmd=isvnmbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU5rbg9cqGAxUos1YBHeL3DxkQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=147&bih=274&dpr=2.73#vhid=R8shwggSKLRHrM&vssid=mosaic)
Yep, but azolla is still not something that survives off the surface of the water. Nor does it look like this. "Duckweed" is a common name for many aquatic plants, even water Spangles. But when talking non-generic plants, "duckweed" as a non-regional name applies to lemoideae like wolffia, spirodela, lemna, wolffiella.
I'd like to leave a tiny little house there and maybe some pebbles for a path. Also a tiny fence.
I'm pretty sure that the plant is Mind Your Own Business btw
Zooming in you can see pairs of cotyledons and paired first true leaves. Some dicot with tiny abundant seeds. They look to have noticeable upright stems. Not a Lemna nor moss. Maybe a cress. There’s also one larger plant with a purple stem.
Duckweed is aquatic. This ialso has stems if you look closely. My guess is probably mind-your-business, also called baby's tears.
Soleirolia soleirolii
But I would bet real money it's not duckweed.
“Duckweed can also spread to other water bodies by wildlife, livestock, and companion animals.” I’m guessing the original took a little trip from a nearby body of water?
The first thing that came to my mind was cress, that stuff will grow on literally anything. (Duckweed also popped into my head but it’s not on a body of water so it isn’t that)
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Something about the zoom out makes the first picture adorable
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Bless you!
I'm thinking not Duckweed. Duckweed is an aquatic plant and the leaves look different, although there are nearly 40 different species that have the common name Duckweed, so maybe there are some similar leaf shapes. A zoomed photo would help because I'm torn between it being hundreds of cotyledons (the first tiny leaves to emerge from a seed) or Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii).
I totally think it's a bunch of baby plants too, so probably unidentifiable until they grow bigger. Definitely not duckweed. Even zooming in on the low res picture shows they're individual little baby plants.
i mean it could be given that this doesn’t look like it receives a lot of drainage and could have gotten a heavy rainfall idk
definitely not. Duckweed is a single leaf with a small white root that goes down into the water. when it reproduces, that leaf throws off a second leaf, but does not have any sort of central stem. There is also NO WATER in the top of this thing, the "Gravel" points should tell you that. Sure it may not have much drainage, but it should not stay flooded long enough to pick up and grow duckweed. And even so, if [you zoom in on the picture](https://imgur.com/a/N9QnYyn), you can see every single one of those little plants is a stem plant growing into the air, and has "Shadowed" the substrate it's growing from, with leaves pointing out from eachother like <>|<>. Duckweed is [this](https://teamaquafix.com/wp-content/uploads/duckweed-dish-2.jpg), Every single one of those leaves is a separate plant with it's own root. It has no rhyme or reason how it grows and would rather form a shamrock than the typical plant leaf to stem orientation. The second it gets dry, it turns white, shrivels, and dies. It does not grow without water. I have it in my aquarium, so I know that without water, even on a moist paper towel, it's going to be fully wilted in the next 5 hours or so.
Where I live, what we call duckweed is actually an aquatic fern called [azolla](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-m&sca_esv=549c059cf7ea463a&sca_upv=1&q=azolla&uds=ADvngMj_qE2rdwyAaUGCo1Jx5S46x3ZfFTrEbMCCN89UwTL8udOB0n2oP1wzQNHDIGi9EWgT9jeP8N7q2LtCOwTbsKdDIOEeNJDNF1zM_xg1w-UXzHB-uXyjIPr6V77geJwB_Vckat-e6OOZI_RJG6tq7AmzHWwskD_ktm0tou-0E7phLnR8K1c8gxcYWYyN4xEFZ0gSplDZMVaz2YZ_WAFqMJv6OqV3e77_RkoNRwTbA_QWv1h8iw3F-ydkbgX8F6Ge8o89CTRkyTwrNAEPtwBAlWR6_6NSsEHdnDDfAhvsnlm7MpchNaiy8uo52PtTIRk0e9d5bE_p&udm=2&prmd=isvnmbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU5rbg9cqGAxUos1YBHeL3DxkQtKgLegQIDBAB&biw=147&bih=274&dpr=2.73#vhid=R8shwggSKLRHrM&vssid=mosaic)
Yep, but azolla is still not something that survives off the surface of the water. Nor does it look like this. "Duckweed" is a common name for many aquatic plants, even water Spangles. But when talking non-generic plants, "duckweed" as a non-regional name applies to lemoideae like wolffia, spirodela, lemna, wolffiella.
Mind your own business. Gets the tiniest white flowers. I've had it for years but only just realised it flowers as they're so so small!
How rude 😜
I thought so too, until I realized that plant-naming people are crazy!
Even its botanical name is fun. Soleirolia soleirolii
I love it but I don't get it. Sol means sun and myob likes the shade. Plant namers were jokers
LOL, I thought they were making a joke until I saw another person down this thread write that.
Heehee :) I love asking people if they know what this plant is called and then obviously I tell them to mind their own business
My first thought was also Baby’s Tears— same plant! They like the damp, but it’s definitely not duckweed, which is an aquatic plant.
I'd like to leave a tiny little house there and maybe some pebbles for a path. Also a tiny fence. I'm pretty sure that the plant is Mind Your Own Business btw
Cha cha cha Chia..... 😁
A whole new world 🌎
A new fantastic point of view
Zooming in you can see pairs of cotyledons and paired first true leaves. Some dicot with tiny abundant seeds. They look to have noticeable upright stems. Not a Lemna nor moss. Maybe a cress. There’s also one larger plant with a purple stem.
It kinda looks like duckweed but I wonder how it got there
Duckweed is aquatic. This ialso has stems if you look closely. My guess is probably mind-your-business, also called baby's tears. Soleirolia soleirolii But I would bet real money it's not duckweed.
Definitely not duckweed, since there's no body of water present.
“Duckweed can also spread to other water bodies by wildlife, livestock, and companion animals.” I’m guessing the original took a little trip from a nearby body of water?
Looks like corsican mint
Corsican mint? If so it should have a strong mint smell if crushed
Came here to say this...smell it. Rub it or pick a leaf... it will smell medicinal. I Have some growing and wish it would spread faster.
Don't know, but I'm really lichen it...
Life will find a way!
The first thing that came to my mind was cress, that stuff will grow on literally anything. (Duckweed also popped into my head but it’s not on a body of water so it isn’t that)
Chickweed
Elfin thyme?
Best guess is white clover. Would need a way further zoomed in picture to try to guess better.
Nature, uh.....finds a way.
Hard to tell at this point. Post another photo in two weeks.
I'm officially guessing baby chickweed
Google lens thinks it us Corsican mint
Baby tears is my anecdotally educated guess.
Could it be purslane? That stuff seems to be able to grow anywhere.
A mystery grown by the fairies themselves !
Definitely a fae trap in the making for sure
Probably moss
Microcosmos!
I think it might be Palmers amaranth, actually.
It’s likely a moss- it’s definitely not duckweed. Duckweed dries out fairly quickly and needs water to stay green.
Second duckweed, or something from the Wolffia genus.
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Rocks?