Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Australia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
41
0
40000
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Habitat
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Mat-forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do not water excessively
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
Rich
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
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Organic Manure
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Clover Clot
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Beriberi, Toxic
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
Fruits
Other Uses
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
MARSILEA drummondii
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Water Clover
कबिट
In German
Wasser Klee
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Eau Clover
Kawista
In Spanish
Agua trébol
Kawista
In Greek
νερό Clover
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Clover água
Limonia
In Polish
Woda Clover
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Trifolium aqua
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Hydropteridales
Sapindales
Family
Marsileaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Limonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
41
1
27800
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