1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
North America, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Lemna minor
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm5.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, 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
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Oblong-lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Aquatic Plant
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late 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?
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
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Aquatic Plant
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Aquatic Plant
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Self-fertile
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
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
no allergic reactions
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
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Swelling
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
LEMNA trisulca
7.2 Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
Lenteja de agua
7.2.5 In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
duckweed
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
lentilha-d'água
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
duckweed
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species