Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Australia
Types
Not Avaialble
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
1004
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Secondary
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-9
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Rose
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
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
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced organic fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Scale Insects, Snails
Frogs
Allergy
Mild Allergen
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
मैगनोलिया
Water Clover
In German
Umbrella Tree
Wasser Klee
In French
Umbrella Tree
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Árbol de paraguas
Agua trébol
In Greek
Umbrella Tree
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Árvore de guarda-chuva
Clover água
In Polish
Umbrella Tree
Woda Clover
In Latin
O lignum
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Hydropteridales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Magnolioideae
-
Number of Species
34
1
27800
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