Four-leaf clover Plant Care
Marsilea ancyclopoda A.Br.
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Marsilea ancyclopoda, common name tropical water clover, is a plant species native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. It is widely distributed through Latin America from Mexico to Argentina, as well as from the West Indies.
Partial shade to full sun
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How do you care for Four-leaf clover?
Four-leaf clover grows best in partial shade to full sun.
What Is the Four-leaf clover?
Four-leaf clover (Marsilea ancyclopoda) belongs to the Marsileaceae family within the Marsilea genus. Four-leaf clover is native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere. Four-leaf clover is also known as Water clover.
Four-leaf clover displays a low rosette, spreading growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Four-leaf clover produces small inconspicuous sporocarps.
What Light Does the Four-leaf clover Need?
Four-leaf clover thrives in partial shade to full sun.
Light Requirement
Partial shade to full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Four-leaf clover?
Rich, loamy soil with good moisture retention. Good drainage is essential for Four-leaf clover to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Four-leaf clover?
Repot every 1-2 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Four-leaf clover?
Four-leaf clover can be propagated through spores, division of rhizomes. Similar propagation techniques also apply to japanese water clover plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Four-leaf clover Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Four-leaf clover, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Four-leaf clover?
Four-leaf clover is susceptible to snails, slugs, aphids. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Four-leaf clover is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Marsilea genus — compare its care with other Marsilea species on PlantoScan.
Marsilea is part of the Marsileaceae plant family — browse all Marsileaceae genera and species.
Four-leaf clover thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Marsilea Species
Other Marsilea species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Marsilea ancyclopoda A.Br., family Marsileaceae (first published in Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1863: 434 (1864)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Four-leaf clover, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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