Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Russia/Siberia
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Shrub
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
337
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-71-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,330.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Copper
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Sienna, Burgundy, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water during dry weather, Water occasionally
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
slow-release fertilizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
-
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Cold climate, Salt
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Used for bedding in gardens
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MICROBIOTA decussata
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Microbiota, Siberian carpet cypress, Russian arbor vitae
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
माइक्रोबायोटा
duckweed
In German
Mikrobiota
Entengrütze
In French
microbiote
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
microbiota
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
μικροχλωρίδας
duckweed
In Portuguese
microbiota
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
mikroflory
Rzęsa
In Latin
Microbiota
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Cupressaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Microbiota
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
138
1
27800
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