Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Not Avaialble
Lemna minor
Number of Varieties
10037
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Lakes, Ponds, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-81-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm0.12 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Cold climate, Salt, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
-
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Insects
Allergy
Mild Allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Bark
-
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Bog Garden, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
LEMNA trisulca
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Duckmeat, Frog's Buttons, Ivyleaf Duckweed, Star Duckweed
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
duckweed
In German
Umbrella Tree
Entengrütze
In French
Umbrella Tree
lentille d'eau
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Lenteja de agua
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
duckweed
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
lentilha-d'água
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Rzęsa
In Latin
O lignum
duckweed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Arales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Lemnaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Lemna
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Lemneae
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
Lemnoideae
Number of Species
338
1
27800
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