Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Russia/Siberia, Iraq, Iran, Asia
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Fields, Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-12
12-9
Sunset Zone
1,2,3,10,11,12,13
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Tan
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Tan, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Requires regular watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
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
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Frogs
Allergy
Depression, Rapid Heartbeat, Sleepiness
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Oil is used as fuel, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an ointment, Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CANNABIS sativa
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Marijuana
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
मारिजुआना
Water Clover
In German
Marihuana
Wasser Klee
In French
Marijuana
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Marijuana
Agua trébol
In Greek
Μαριχουάνα
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Maconha
Clover água
In Polish
Marihuana
Woda Clover
In Latin
Marijuana
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Rosales
Hydropteridales
Family
Cannabaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Cannabis
Marsilea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
34
1
27800
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