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 With the foldscope, I took samples from local preservation near my house (The Billie Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve). I took samples of the green growth on the surface of the water. After placing the samples on the slide, and viewing it, it became clear that this was Duckweed growth.
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 The second plant also appears to be budding! With the daughter plant coming off of the parent plant in the bottom right. There also appears to be a second daughter plant still inside the budding pouch in the parent plant. I am curious if the plant was budding because there is still growth occurring in the lake, even this late in the fall, or if, because I brought it inside with warmer temperatures, it started budding. I am inclined to believe the former, but further research would need to occur to understand population growth rather than individual plant growth.
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Local Duckweed Growth

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