Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Ornamental Plants
Origin
Australia
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
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Number of Varieties
42
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Globe shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
How to Plant?
Spores
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Drought Tolerant
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Frogs
-
Allergy
Beriberi, Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Leaves
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
Water Clover
Sina
In German
Wasser Klee
Sina
In French
Eau Clover
Sina
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Sina
In Greek
νερό Clover
Sina
In Portuguese
Clover água
Sina
In Polish
Woda Clover
Sina
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Caryophyllales
Family
Marsileaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Stenocereus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Pachycereeae
Subfamily
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Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
4-
1
27800
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