Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
4000037
0
40000
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Habitat
Muddy habitat
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-151-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
White
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep plant submerged in water
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Ample Water
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Consistently
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
-
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Salt, Wet Site
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
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
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
ORYZA
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Rice
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
चावल
duckweed
In German
Reis
Entengrütze
In French
riz
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
arroz
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
ρύζι
duckweed
In Portuguese
arroz
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
ryż
Rzęsa
In Latin
rice
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Arales
Family
Poaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Oryza
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
-
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
2538
1
27800
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