Duckweed

Black Spruce

About Duckweed and Black Spruce

Duckweed

Black Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America, Europe, Asia

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada

1.4 Types

Lemna minor

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-81-6

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

6-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.00 cm3,000.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

0.12 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong-lanceolate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Aquatic Plant

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Aquatic Plant

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Aquatic Plant

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Aquatic Plant

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Aquatic Plant

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Aquatic Plant

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Aquatic Plant

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Dermatitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for insects

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Swelling

anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LEMNA trisulca

PICEA mariana

7.2 Common Name

Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

duckweed

Black Spruce Tree

7.2.2 In German

Entengrütze

Schwarz Fichte

7.2.3 In French

lentille d'eau

Noir Épicéa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lenteja de agua

Negro árbol de abeto

7.2.5 In Greek

duckweed

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

lentilha-d'água

Árvore Spruce Preto

7.2.7 In Polish

Rzęsa

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

duckweed

Niger abiegnis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Lemnaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Lemna

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Lemneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Lemnoideae

Pinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Duckweed and Black Spruce

Wondering what are the properties of Duckweed and Black Spruce? We provide you with everything About Duckweed and Black Spruce. Duckweed doesn't have thorns and Black Spruce doesn't have thorns. Also Duckweed does not have fragrant flowers. Duckweed has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Black Spruce has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Duckweed and Black Spruce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Duckweed and Black Spruce

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

Duckweed and Black Spruce Physical Information

Duckweed and Black Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Duckweed height is 5.00 cm and width 0.12 cm whereas Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Duckweed and Black Spruce are as follows:

Duckweed flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Duckweed leaf color: Green and Light Green
Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Duckweed and Black Spruce

Care of Duckweed and Black Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Duckweed pruning is done No need to prune and Black Spruce pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Duckweed needs Aquatic Plant and in winter, it needs Aquatic Plant. Whereas, in summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.