1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
China, Japan
North America, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Lemna minor
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm5.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Burgundy
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Burgundy
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Plant grows in water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
No need to prune
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
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
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ARACHNIODES simplicior
LEMNA trisulca
7.2 Common Name
Indian holly fern
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
7.2.1 In Hindi
भारतीय होली फर्न
duckweed
7.2.2 In German
Indische Stechpalme Fern
Entengrütze
7.2.3 In French
houx indienne Fern
lentille d'eau
7.2.4 In Spanish
India acebo helecho
Lenteja de agua
7.2.5 In Greek
Ινδική ιερά Fern
duckweed
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Indiana holly Fern
lentilha-d'água
7.2.7 In Polish
Indyjski Holly Fern
Rzęsa
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Dryopteridaceae
Lemnaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species