Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Origin
Australia
Australia, South America
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Number of Varieties
40
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm9.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Birds
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
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Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
Sambucus nigra
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Elderberry
In Hindi
Water Clover
Elderberry
In German
Wasser Klee
Holunderbeere
In French
Eau Clover
Sureau
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Saúco
In Greek
νερό Clover
Elderberry
In Portuguese
Clover água
Sabugueiro
In Polish
Woda Clover
Bez czarny
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Elderberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Dipsacales
Family
Marsileaceae
Adoxaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Sambucus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
430
1
27800
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