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BBC Inside ScienceA special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pestsAzolla – a tiny ancient fern-like pond weed

A tiny ancient fern-like pond weed that could have changed the fate of the planet

  • Swan sitting on Azolla pond weed
  • Azolla pond weed

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