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About Duckweed and Pennywort

What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

 
Perennial
Aquatics
North America, Europe, Asia
Lemna minor
37
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
1-8
7-1
21,22
Spreading
 
5.00 cm
0.12 cm
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-
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Oblong-lanceolate
 
Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Fast
-
-
Poorly Drained
Late Spring, Early Summer
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
 
In Water
Seedlings
Low
Plant grows in water
Aquatic Plant
Aquatic Plant
Aquatic Plant
-
-
Poorly Drained
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
No fertilizers needed
Insects, Red blotch
Cold climate, Salt
 
Insignificant
-
Fine
Glossy
Insects
-
 
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-
Food for insects
Swelling
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-
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
 
LEMNA trisulca
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
duckweed
Entengrütze
lentille d'eau
Lenteja de agua
duckweed
lentilha-d'água
Rzęsa
duckweed
 
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Arales
Lemnaceae
Lemna
Angiosperms, Monocots
Lemneae
Lemnoideae
38
 
Annual and Perennial
Aquatics
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas
Virginia
5
Wet lands
4-10
10-5
21,22
Spreading
 
10.20 cm
90.00 cm
White, Light Green
-
-
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Dark Green
-
Lobed
 
Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Fast
Clay, Loam, Sand
Acidic, Neutral
Poorly Drained
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
-
Wet Site
 
In Water
Stem Cutting
Medium
Requires consistently moist soil
Lots of watering
Moderate
Average Water
Acidic, Neutral
Clay, Loam, Sand
Poorly Drained
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Red blotch
Drought
 
Showy
Single
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-
Medium
Glossy
-
-
 
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
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Sometimes
Air purification
Anxiety, Sedative
Leaves
Used as Ornamental plant
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens
 
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort
pennywort
Wassernabel
pennywort
Centella
pennywort
conchelo
wąkrota
pennywort
 
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Apiales
Apiaceae
Hydrocotyle
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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-
700

Properties of Duckweed and Pennywort

Wondering what are the properties of Duckweed and Pennywort? We provide you with everything About Duckweed and Pennywort. Duckweed doesn't have thorns and Pennywort doesn't have thorns. Also Duckweed does not have fragrant flowers. Duckweed has allergic reactions like and Pennywort has allergic reactions like . 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 Pennywort and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Duckweed and Pennywort

Season and care of Duckweed and Pennywort is important to know. While considering everything about Duckweed and Pennywort, growing season is an essential factor. Duckweed season is and Pennywort season is . The type of soil for Duckweed is and for Pennywort is while the PH of soil for Duckweed is and for Pennywort is .

Duckweed and Pennywort Physical Information

Duckweed and Pennywort physical information is very important for comparison. Duckweed height is and width whereas Pennywort height is and width . The color specification of Duckweed and Pennywort are as follows:

  • Duckweed flower color:

  • Duckweed leaf color:

  • Pennywort flower color:

  • Pennywort leaf color:

Care of Duckweed and Pennywort

Care of Duckweed and Pennywort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Duckweed pruning is done and Pennywort pruning is done . In summer Duckweed needs and in winter, it needs . Whereas, in summer Pennywort needs and in winter, it needs .