Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
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Types
Lemna minor
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
37450
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
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Moist
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Requires watering in the growing season
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
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Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Deers
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
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Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
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Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
PANICUM
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Panicum
In Hindi
duckweed
panikom
In German
Entengrütze
panikom
In French
lentille d'eau
panikom
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
panikom
In Greek
duckweed
Panicum
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Panicum
In Polish
Rzęsa
Panicum
In Latin
duckweed
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Poales
Family
Lemnaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lemna
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
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Subfamily
Lemnoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
38450
1
27800
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