Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Australia
Southwestern United States
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
Number of Varieties
42
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm760.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Salt
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
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
Use nitrogen rich soil
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Birds
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve hair condition
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
PROSOPIS glandulosa
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Mesquite
In Hindi
Water Clover
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
In German
Wasser Klee
Mesquite
In French
Eau Clover
Mesquite
In Spanish
Agua trébol
mezquite
In Greek
νερό Clover
Είδος μιμόζας
In Portuguese
Clover água
Mesquite
In Polish
Woda Clover
Mesquite
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Mesquite
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Fabales
Family
Marsileaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Prosopis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
445
1
27800
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