Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Coniferous Tree
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
337
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-91-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
7-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Littleleaf disease
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Wood
-
Other Uses
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS echinata
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Shortleaf Pine
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
Shortleaf Pine
duckweed
In German
Shortleaf Pine
Entengrütze
In French
Shortleaf Pine
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Shortleaf pino
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Shortleaf Pine
duckweed
In Portuguese
Shortleaf Pine
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Shortleaf Pine
Rzęsa
In Latin
Pinus Shortleaf
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Arales
Family
Pinaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Pinus
Lemna
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
338
1
27800
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