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Floating Weed ID #574091 04/28/25 05:14 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 ca B bradhe
bradhe B Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 ca	Anyone know what this is? Duckweed? thanks very much [img]https://imgur.com/a/0b8FZ7z[/img] Last edited by esshup; 04/28/25 09:32 PM.

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574094 04/28/25 07:03 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,674 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,674 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	Not duckweed IMHO - too large, plus I've never seen "spiders" underneath duckweed. Interesting stuff. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574100 04/28/25 09:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	How big are the green plants? https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/plant-identification/alphabetical-index/duckweed/common-duckweed/ www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574104 04/28/25 11:25 PM
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bradhe B Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 ca	Black "spiders" maybe half an inch wide thanks

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574105 04/29/25 06:28 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	I'm going out on a limb and saying it's not duckweed too. I'm betting you are seeing seeds that are floating that sprouted and those "spiders" are the roots. See how the plants change in a week and let us know. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574118 04/29/25 02:41 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,914 Likes: 1002 Central Kansas F FishinRod Lunker
FishinRod Lunker F Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,914 Likes: 1002 Central Kansas	I can't tell from the picture resolution, but is there a chance those are elm seeds that landed in your pond and managed to sprout? Do you have elms (probably Siberian Elms) near your property? You would see similar "seeds" on the ground near your pond. (If not even close, then I am well aware that my eyes are no longer 29!)

Re: Floating Weed ID bradhe #574122 04/29/25 04:32 PM
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bradhe B Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 3 ca	thanks. We are in Montana so no Elm. We have cottonwood and a variety of Fir, Larch and pine