Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Lemna minor
buttercup
Number of Varieties
371
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm5.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Moderate
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Ants, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
-
Cleanser
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Ranunculus ficaria
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
duckweed
Lesser Celandine
In German
Entengrütze
Scharbockskraut
In French
lentille d'eau
Ficaire
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
celidonia menor
In Greek
duckweed
Lesser Celandine
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Lesser Celandine
In Polish
Rzęsa
Ziarnopłon wiosenny
In Latin
duckweed
Pavasara mazpurenīte
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Ranunculales
Family
Lemnaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Lemna
Ficaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
381
1
27800
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