Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Grass
Origin
Australia
Europe, Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
170
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
8 - 5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Whole plant
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
ALOPECURUS pratensis
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Meadow Foxtail
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Meadow Foxtail
In German
Pepperwort
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
In French
Pepperwort
vulpin des prés
In Spanish
Pepperwort
pradera de cola de zorra
In Greek
Pepperwort
Meadow Foxtail
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Meadow Foxtail
In Polish
Pepperwort
łąka ber
In Latin
Pepperwort
meadow Foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
-
Cyperales
Family
Marsileaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Alopecurus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
653
1
27800
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