Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Tree
Origin
Australia
Central Asia, India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Quercus acutissima
Number of Varieties
4450
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Saw-tooth like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over 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, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well 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
Organic Manure
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 18-8-3 amount
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
Beetles, Butterflies
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used as a dyestuff, Used as a thickening in stews, used for fuel and charcoal, Used for making black dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
QUERCUS acutissima
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Sawtooth Oak
In Hindi
Water Clover
Sawtooth Oak
In German
Wasser Klee
Sägezahn- Eiche
In French
Eau Clover
Sawtooth Oak
In Spanish
Agua trébol
diente de sierra de roble
In Greek
νερό Clover
πριονωτή Oak
In Portuguese
Clover água
Sawtooth Oak
In Polish
Woda Clover
piłokształtny Oak
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Quercus acutissima
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Fagales
Family
Marsileaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Quercus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Fagoideae
Number of Species
460
1
27800
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