Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Types
Lemna minor
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
Number of Varieties
3740000
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Muddy habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-88-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm22.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Wet Site, Salt
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Keep plant submerged in water
In Summer
Aquatic Plant
Ample Water
In Spring
Aquatic Plant
Lots of watering
In Winter
Aquatic Plant
Consistently
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Salt, Wet Site
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds
Other Uses
-
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
ORYZA
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Rice
In Hindi
duckweed
चावल
In German
Entengrütze
Reis
In French
lentille d'eau
riz
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
arroz
In Greek
duckweed
ρύζι
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
arroz
In Polish
Rzęsa
ryż
In Latin
duckweed
rice
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Cyperales
Family
Lemnaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lemna
Oryza
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
3825
1
27800
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