Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
Australia
North America, Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Sporobolus heterolepis
Number of Varieties
415
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Hay fields
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10 - 2
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Green, Purple, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Tan, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
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
-
Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Medium
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Red blotch
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
SPOROBOLUS heterolepis
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Prairie Dropseed
In Hindi
Water Clover
prairie dropseed
In German
Wasser Klee
Prärie Dropseed
In French
Eau Clover
prairie dropseed
In Spanish
Agua trébol
dropseed pradera
In Greek
νερό Clover
λιβάδι dropseed
In Portuguese
Clover água
pradaria dropseed
In Polish
Woda Clover
łąka dropseed
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
PRATUM grama
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Poales
Family
Marsileaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Sporobolus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
410
1
27800
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