Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Sedge or Rush
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
North America
Types
Lemna minor
Grass
Number of Varieties
375
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40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Lake margins, Lake Sides, Lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm270.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Olive
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly 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
Rhizome division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
occasional watering once established
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
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly 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
Aphids, Mealy bugs, Scale, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Abscess, Snakebite, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
-
Rhizomes, Root, Seeds, Shoots, Stem
Other Uses
-
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Schoenoplectus Tabernaemontani
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Grey Club-Rush, Great Bulrush, Softstem Bulrush
In Hindi
duckweed
Softstem Bulrush
In German
Entengrütze
Softstem Bulrush
In French
lentille d'eau
Softstem Bulrush
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Softstem Bulrush
In Greek
duckweed
Softstem Bulrush
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Softstem Bulrush
In Polish
Rzęsa
Softstem Bulrush
In Latin
duckweed
Softstem Bulrush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Poales
Family
Lemnaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Lemna
Schoenoplectus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
3835
1
27800
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