1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Lemna minor
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.11 AHS Heat Zone
1.12 Sunset Zone
1.13 Habit
Spreading
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.4.1 Minimum Width
2.5 Plant Color
2.5.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.5.3 Fruit Color
Light Green
Not Available
2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Silver, Gray
2.6 Shape
2.6.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Needle like
2.7 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Aquatic Plant
Not Available
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Aquatic Plant
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Aquatic Plant
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Aquatic Plant
Not Available
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
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
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Employed in herbal medicine
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
TILLANDSIA
7.2 Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Air Plant, Airplant
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
lentille d'eau
Plante air
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Planta de Aire
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Air planta
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Tillandsioideae.
8.10 Number of Species