Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Lemna minor
red pin,Norway pine,pinus
Number of Varieties
372
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-82-5
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
orange brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
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
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
Full Sun
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, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
songbirds
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve
Part of Plant Used
-
Pulp
Other Uses
-
Herbicide, Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
PINUS resinosa
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Norway Pine
In Hindi
duckweed
Norway pine
In German
Entengrütze
Amerikanische Rot-Kiefer
In French
lentille d'eau
Pin rouge
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Pinus resinosa
In Greek
duckweed
Norway pine
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Pinus resinosa
In Polish
Rzęsa
Sosna czerwona
In Latin
duckweed
Norway pine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Arales
Pinales
Family
Lemnaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Lemna
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
3820
1
27800
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