1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Ornamental Plant
1.3 Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Not Available
1.4 Types
Lemna minor
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Desert, Semi desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.00 cm25.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Not Available
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
Spring
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?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Needs very little water
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
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Mealy bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Not Available
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
Showy Purposes
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
Swelling
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Astrophytum myriostigma
7.2 Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
lentille d'eau
Star Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Star Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Star Cactus
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, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species