Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
Lemna minor
-
Number of Varieties
37-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Ivory, Gray
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Magenta, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Cuneate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Wood
Other Uses
-
Used for woodware, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
TRIPLARIS americana
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Ant Stick, Macaw, St. Mary's Stick
In Hindi
duckweed
Macaw
In German
Entengrütze
Ara
In French
lentille d'eau
ara
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
guacamayo
In Greek
duckweed
μακώ
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
arara
In Polish
Rzęsa
ara
In Latin
duckweed
Ara
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Caryophyllales
Family
Lemnaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Lemna
Triplaris
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
38-
1
27800
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