Acerola

Water Clover

About Acerola and Water Clover

Acerola

Water Clover

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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243.84 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Four wedge-shaped leaflets

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

Organic Manure

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Aphids, Clover Clot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Frogs

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Beriberi, Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Fixes Nitrogen

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Seeds, Spores

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

Used like flour, Used to make dough

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

MARSILEA drummondii

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Water Clover

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Wasser Klee

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

Eau Clover

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Agua trébol

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

νερό Clover

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Clover água

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Woda Clover

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Trifolium aqua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Hydropteridales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Marsileaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Marsilea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Acerola and Water Clover

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Water Clover? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Water Clover. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Water Clover doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Water Clover has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acerola and Water Clover and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and Water Clover

Season and care of Acerola and Water Clover is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and Water Clover Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and Water Clover season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for Water Clover is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for Water Clover is Acidic, Neutral.

Acerola and Water Clover Physical Information

Acerola and Water Clover physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Water Clover height is 10.20 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Water Clover are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Water Clover flower color: Not Available
Water Clover leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Acerola and Water Clover

Care of Acerola and Water Clover include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Water Clover pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Clover needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.