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Lemna trisulca
Also called Ivy Duckweed, Duckweed, Ivy Leaved Duckweed, Ivy Leaf Duckweed, Narrow Leaf Duckweed
Star duckweed is a tiny aquatic plant in the arum family that grows mostly submerged in still or slow water, unlike other duckweeds that float on the surface. It is best grown in a pond or water garden where the water stays clean and cool.
Lemna trisulca L. (syn. Staurogeton trisulcus (L.) Schur; star duckweed; ivy-leaved duckweed) is a species of aquatic plants in the arum family Araceae. It has a subcosmopolitan distribution. Unlike other duckweeds, it has submerged rather than floating fronds (up to 12–14 m (39–46 ft) below the surface), except when flowering or fruiting. Also unlike other duckweeds, a large number of fronds remain attached to each other at a time.
This species is widely distributed in cool-temperate regions, including Great Britain and Ireland, Asia (Bangladesh, China (Northern, Western, Southern [Yunnan]), Taiwan, India (Eastern, Northern), Indonesia (Sumatra, New Guinea), Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines); Europe; Oceania; N. America; and S. America.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lemna trisulca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
