1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, Africa
Australia
1.4 Types
Asplenium platyneuron platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron incisum, Asplenium platyneuron bacculum-rubrum
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Old fields, Sandy areas, Shaded sites
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Variety of soil types
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers
Organic Manure
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Scale
Aphids, Clover Clot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Beriberi, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
General weakness in children, Mouth Sores, Not Available
Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Seeds, Spores
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used like flour, Used to make dough
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ASPLENIUM platyneuron
MARSILEA drummondii
7.2 Common Name
ebony spleenwort, brownstem spleenwort
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
7.2.1 In Hindi
Ebony Spleenwort
Water Clover
7.2.2 In German
Ebony Streifenfarn
Wasser Klee
7.2.3 In French
Ebony doradille
Eau Clover
7.2.4 In Spanish
Ebony Spleenwort
Agua trébol
7.2.5 In Greek
Ebony Spleenwort
νερό Clover
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Ebony Spleenwort
Clover água
7.2.7 In Polish
Ebony Spleenwort
Woda Clover
7.2.8 In Latin
Clear Spleenwort
Trifolium aqua
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Polypodiales
Hydropteridales
8.5 Family
Aspleniaceae
Marsileaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Eupolypods II
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species