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About Butterwort and Duckweed

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic
North America, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina
Lemna minor
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
83NA
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available1-8
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
7-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
21,22
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
152.40 cm5.00 cm
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.96 cm0.12 cm
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Circular
Oblong-lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Aquatic Plant
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic
Aquatic Plant
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist
Plant grows in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Aquatic Plant
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Aquatic Plant
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No need to prune
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects, Not Available
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Pollen
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection
Swelling
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PINGUICULA
LEMNA trisulca
7.2 Common Name
Butterwort
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterwort plant
duckweed
7.2.2 In German
Fettkraut Pflanze
Entengrütze
7.2.3 In French
plante Butterwort
lentille d'eau
7.2.4 In Spanish
planta butterwort
Lenteja de agua
7.2.5 In Greek
φυτό Butterwort
duckweed
7.2.6 In Portuguese
planta Butterwort
lentilha-d'água
7.2.7 In Polish
Butterwort roślin
Rzęsa
7.2.8 In Latin
Butterwort herba
duckweed
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Arales
8.5 Family
Lentibulariaceae
Lemnaceae
8.6 Genus
Pinguicula
Lemna
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Lemneae
8.9 Subfamily
Asteroideae
Lemnoideae
8.10 Number of Species
80NA
1 27800

Properties of Butterwort and Duckweed

Wondering what are the properties of Butterwort and Duckweed? We provide you with everything About Butterwort and Duckweed. Butterwort doesn't have thorns and Duckweed doesn't have thorns. Also Butterwort does not have fragrant flowers. Butterwort has allergic reactions like Pollen and Duckweed has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Butterwort and Duckweed and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Butterwort and Duckweed

Season and care of Butterwort and Duckweed is important to know. While considering everything about Butterwort and Duckweed Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterwort season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Duckweed season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Butterwort is Loam, Sand and for Duckweed is Aquatic Plant while the PH of soil for Butterwort is Acidic and for Duckweed is Aquatic Plant.

Butterwort and Duckweed Physical Information

Butterwort and Duckweed physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Duckweed height is 5.00 cm and width 0.12 cm. The color specification of Butterwort and Duckweed are as follows:

  • Butterwort flower color: Not Available

  • Butterwort leaf color: Not Available

  • Duckweed flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Duckweed leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Butterwort and Duckweed

Care of Butterwort and Duckweed include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Duckweed pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Butterwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Duckweed needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant.