Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Lemna minor
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis adenophylla
Oxalis albicans
Oxalis alpina
Number of Varieties
37-
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Deep, Hardwood forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-87-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-6
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Pink, Light Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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
Obcordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial 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, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Salt
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
OXALIS articulata
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
In Hindi
duckweed
sorrel
In German
Entengrütze
Sauerampfer
In French
lentille d'eau
oseille
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
alazán
In Greek
duckweed
οξαλίδα
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
alazão
In Polish
Rzęsa
szczaw
In Latin
duckweed
varii,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Oxalidales
Family
Lemnaceae
Oxalidaceae
Genus
Lemna
Oxalis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
38900
1
27800
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