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Home Keys To Genera List Of Species Search Lemna Spirodela Wolffia Wolffiella Wayne's Word
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Home page for the Lemnaceae web site; includes taxonomic characteristics and generalizations about the duckweed family; also includes copyright policy, hyperlinks to other genera in the family, worldwide list of all species, aseptic culture of duckweeds, control of duckweeds in ponds and reservoirs, and publication update information.
A dichotomous key to the five genera of Lemnaceae, including Lemna, Spirodela, Landoltia, Wolffia and Wolffiella.
A list of 19 North American species of Lemnaceae; also a list of photographic images and a worldwide list of all 38 species in the family.
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On-line search tool that find's any Wayne's Word or Lemnaceae subject, phrase, image, or word on the Palomar College server; this is preferably used with high bandwidth connections, such as cable or DSL networks.
    Lemna    
Detailed description and on-line, dichotomous key to North American species in the genus Lemna.
    Spirodela    
Detailed description and on-line, dichotomous key to North American species in the genus Spirodela, including the new genus Landoltia that replaces Spirodela punctata.
    Wolffia    
Detailed description and on-line, dichotomous key to North American species in the genus Wolffia.
   Wolffiella   
Detailed description and on-line, dichotomous key to North American species in the genus Wolffiella.
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Home page for the Wayne's Word web site; includes a lite version without images designed for low bandwidth connections; also includes links to Wayne's Word quarterly, monthly & trivia articles, copyright policy, valuable hyperlinks to biology sites on the WWW, search engines and publication update information.
A Navigation Table appears at the bottom of each page of Lemnaceae On-line to allow for easy movement between pages while connected to the Palomar College web site.  [Try using keyboard End or Cntrl-End].  You may also use the colored Tabs at the top of each page to click on the home page, keys to specific genera, list of images, species lists, and other subsections.
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