Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Central America, South America
Australia
Types
Fruit Tree
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Wind
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Frogs
Allergy
Pollen
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Water Clover
In German
Acerola Baum
Wasser Klee
In French
Acerola Arbre
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Agua trébol
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Clover água
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Woda Clover
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Pteridophyta
Class
-
Filicopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Hydropteridales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
-4
1
27800
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