Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
Origin
Australia
-
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1120
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-119-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm35.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
-
-
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
-
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Rhizomes
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Leaves used for wrapping food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Homalomena
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In German
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In French
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In Greek
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
homalomena
In Polish
Pepperwort
Homalomena
In Latin
Pepperwort
Homalomena
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
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Arales
Family
Marsileaceae
Araceae
Genus
Marsilea
Homalomena
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
65122
1
27800
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