Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Lemna minor
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Number of Varieties
378
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-82-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
duckweed
Capnoides
In German
Entengrütze
Capnoides
In French
lentille d'eau
capnoides
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Capnoides
In Greek
duckweed
Capnoides
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Capnoides
In Polish
Rzęsa
Capnoides
In Latin
duckweed
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Arales
Agaricales
Family
Lemnaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Lemna
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
381
1
27800
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