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Common Nardoo
Marsilea drummondii

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Herb: Common Nardoo

Latin name: Marsilea drummondii

Synonyms: Marsillea drummondii

Family: Marsileaceae (Water-clover Family)

Edible parts of Common Nardoo:

Spores - cooked. 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.

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Growing in mud and shallow water in the montane zone, spreading widely in all mainland states.

Propagation of Common Nardoo:

Seed -

Cultivation of the herb:

Growing in mud and shallow water in the montane zone, spreading widely in all mainland states.

Medicinal use of Common Nardoo:

None known

Known hazards of Marsilea drummondii:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.