Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Aquatics
Origin
Australia
Australia
Types
-
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
14
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-9
Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, 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, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
-
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Frogs
Allergy
-
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Water Clover
In German
Pepperwort
Wasser Klee
In French
Pepperwort
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Agua trébol
In Greek
Pepperwort
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Clover água
In Polish
Pepperwort
Woda Clover
In Latin
Pepperwort
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Filicopsida
Order
-
Hydropteridales
Family
Marsileaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Lapidieae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
654
1
27800
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