Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
North America, Europe, Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Lemna minor
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Number of Varieties
3720
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-86-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-2
Sunset Zone
21,22
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
0.12 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong-lanceolate
Oblong or Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Shade areas
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in water
Average Water Needs
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Squirrels
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Squirrels
Allergy
-
Oral Allergy, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swelling
Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds
Other Uses
-
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
LEMNA trisulca
Castanea sativa
Common Name
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
Sweet Chestnut, Chestnut
In Hindi
duckweed
शाहबलूत का फल
In German
Entengrütze
Esskastanie
In French
lentille d'eau
châtaignier
In Spanish
Lenteja de agua
Castaña dulce
In Greek
duckweed
Sweet Chestnut
In Portuguese
lentilha-d'água
Castanheiro
In Polish
Rzęsa
słodki Chestnut
In Latin
duckweed
Dulce Chestnut
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
Sapindales
Family
Lemnaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Lemna
Acer
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Lemneae
-
Subfamily
Lemnoideae
-
Number of Species
389
1
27800
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