A common green freshwater alga which forms long unbranched filaments, sometimes becoming a problem in over-enriched water and garden ponds.
水藻，毛布状藻
Genus Spirogyra, division Chlorophyta (or phylum Chlorophyta, kingdom Protista)
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Back at home, one of our chores this week has been scooping blanket weed out of the pond.
He does admit that blanket weed can be a nuisance with newly installed ponds, particularly towards the end of a hot summer.
The shade from the lily pads and the maple was sufficient to keep down the slimy blanket weed that was threatening to fill the pond earlier in the season.
I climbed down from the tree and sat by the rod looking at the limp line running out over the blanket weed that enveloped this part of the lake.
I knew a few casts would be needed to get the baits in clear areas as a lot of dead blanket weed was on the bottom.