Day: June 12, 2013

What meal Watermeal should deserve?

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Watermeal belongs to aquatic plants.  Green in color, about 1mm in size, the flowers was as small as needle tips.

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This little fairy owns 3 world record titles for the smallest plant in the world; smallest plant that can bloom flower in the world and the smallest seed and fruit in the world.

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There are 9 to 11 species under the genus, Wolffia is the smallest among them, sizes from 0.4 to 0.9mm in length.  The sizes of the seeds and fruits are as fine as salts.

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On top of loosing out in size, environmental pollutions also make it tougher to locate them.

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The next time you spot them, please offer them your gentle loving care, as this is the biggest meal they deserved.

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