Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Herb, Perennial
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Southern Europe
Types
Lemna minor
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Number of Varieties
371
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Desert, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-85-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm120.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
-
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Herb
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
HABERLEA
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
In Hindi
duckweed
Haberlea
In German
Entengrütze
Haberlea
In French
lentille d'eau
Haberlea
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Haberlea rhodopensis
In Greek
duckweed
Haberlea
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Haberlea
In Polish
Rzęsa
Haberlea
In Latin
duckweed
Haberlea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Lamiales
Family
Lemnaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Lemna
Haberlea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
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Subfamily
Lemnoideae
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Number of Species
3820
1
27800
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