Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
Southeastern United States
Australia
Types
Longleaf is a type of pine
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
34
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Sandy areas
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-9
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune once the plant is tall enough
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Phosphorous
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, brown-spot needle blight
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS palustris
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Longleaf Pine
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Longleaf Pine
Water Clover
In German
Longleaf Pine
Wasser Klee
In French
pin des marais
Eau Clover
In Spanish
pino de hoja larga
Agua trébol
In Greek
Longleaf πεύκο
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Longleaf pinho
Clover água
In Polish
Longleaf sosna
Woda Clover
In Latin
longleaf pinus
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Pinales
Hydropteridales
Family
Pinaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Pinus
Marsilea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
34
1
27800
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