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Water Clover

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Aquatics
Sedge or Rush

Origin

Australia
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Types

Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

45
0 40000
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Habitat

Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
9-6

Sunset Zone

21,22
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Mat-forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Brown

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Spores
Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Does not require regular watering

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, Sand
Clay, 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
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Clover Clot
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Frogs
Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Beriberi, Toxic
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent
-

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Spores
-

Other Uses

Used like flour, Used to make dough
woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MARSILEA drummondii
JUNCUS effusus

Common Name

Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Soft Rush

In Hindi

Water Clover
Soft Rush

In German

Wasser Klee
Soft Rush

In French

Eau Clover
Soft Rush

In Spanish

Agua trébol
Soft Rush

In Greek

νερό Clover
Soft Rush

In Portuguese

Clover água
Soft Rush

In Polish

Woda Clover
Soft Rush

In Latin

Trifolium aqua
Soft Rush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Filicopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Hydropteridales
Poales

Family

Marsileaceae
Juncaceae

Genus

Marsilea
Juncus

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

4400
1 27800
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Difference Between Water Clover and Common Rush

If you are confused whether Water Clover or Common Rush are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Water Clover and Common Rush Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Water Clover are Organic Manure, whereas for Common Rush fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Water Clover and Common Rush if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Water Clover and Common Rush

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Water Clover and Common Rush. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Water Clover and Common Rush as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Water Clover is Astringent whereas of Common Rush is . Water Clover has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Rush has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Water Clover vs Common Rush

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Water Clover vs Common Rush and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Water Clover are Beriberi and Toxic whereas of Common Rush have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Water Clover has no showy fruits and Common Rush has no showy fruits. Also Water Clover is not flowering and Common Rush is not flowering . You can compare Water Clover and Common Rush facts and facts of other plants too.