Marsilea mutica
Nardoo
a member of the Marsilea genus in the family Marsileaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Genus
- Marsilea
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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Spores - cooked[1]. A source of starch, the spores can be ground into a powder and used like flour. They are astringent and highly indigestible. The spores are contained in a sporocarp.
- Plant part
- Seed
Environment
- Range
- Australia - Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territories
- Habitat
- Edges of ponds and lagoons, on river banks and in deep water[2].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 9+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Not known
References
Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana 1976-00-00 ISBN 0-00-634436-4
Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993-00-00 ISBN 0730104001