Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Foxtail muhly, Devils Canyon muhly, alkali muhly
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
237
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40000
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Habitat
High elevation, Hillside, Slopes
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-101-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.72 cm5.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Purple, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, White
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water every 3 weeks until the root ball is wet
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Grass Cuttting and pruning up to 5cm, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, EDTA iron
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✔
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Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Wildlife
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Swelling
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MUHLENBERGIA emersleyi
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Bull Grass
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Bull Grass
duckweed
In German
Bull Grass
Entengrütze
In French
Bull Herbe
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Bull Hierba
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Δελτίο Grass
duckweed
In Portuguese
touro grama
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Bull Trawa
Rzęsa
In Latin
Bull Grass
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Arales
Family
Poaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Muhlenbergia
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Lemneae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
18038
1
27800
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