Pepperwort

Acerola

About Pepperwort and Acerola

Pepperwort

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Australia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

250.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Red

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Dark Red

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Dark Red

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep immersed in water

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

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Frogs

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Applicable

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Spores

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Starch

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Water Gardens

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MARSILEA mutica

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pepperwort

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Pepperwort

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Pepperwort

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepperwort

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Pepperwort

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pepperwort

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Pepperwort

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Pepperwort

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Charophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Marsileaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Marsilea

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Lapidieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

65NA

1 27800

Properties of Pepperwort and Acerola

Wondering what are the properties of Pepperwort and Acerola? We provide you with everything About Pepperwort and Acerola. Pepperwort doesn't have thorns and Acerola doesn't have thorns. Also Pepperwort does not have fragrant flowers. Pepperwort has allergic reactions like Not Applicable and Acerola has allergic reactions like Not Applicable. 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 Pepperwort and Acerola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pepperwort and Acerola

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

Pepperwort and Acerola Physical Information

Pepperwort and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Pepperwort height is 250.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Pepperwort and Acerola are as follows:

Pepperwort flower color: Not Available
Pepperwort leaf color: Light Green and Dark Red
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Pepperwort and Acerola

Care of Pepperwort and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pepperwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and 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. In summer Pepperwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.