Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
China
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
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Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
237
0
40000
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Habitat
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-81-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, 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
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
-
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
-
-
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch, Spider mites
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Cold climate, Salt
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
EUONYMUS phellomanus
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Cork Oak
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
कॉर्क ट्री
duckweed
In German
Cork Tree
Entengrütze
In French
Arbre de Cork
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Árbol de corcho
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Cork Tree
duckweed
In Portuguese
Cork Tree
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Cork Tree
Rzęsa
In Latin
Cork ligno
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Arales
Family
Celastraceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Quercus
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Mirini
Lemneae
Subfamily
Mirinae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
5038
1
27800
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