TIL that the world's smallest flower is the Wolffia spp., or the watermeal. The plant is about 1/42" long and 1/85" wide, and weighs about as much as 2 grains of salt. It grows on the surface of freshwater lakes or marshes.

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/botany/item/what-is-the-smallest-flower-in-the-world/
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