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Marsilea
Sign in to saveMarsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns of the family Marsileaceae. The name honours Italian naturalist Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1656–1730).
Species
water clover
KINGDOM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderSalviniales
- FamilyMarsileaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 959
- With media
- 575
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, UJAT, IBUNAM, UCMP, UCSB, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Philippines
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Uses
- As food
- Ornamental
- Formerly placed here
- Phylogeny
- See also
- References
Marsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns of the family Marsileaceae. The name honours Italian naturalist Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1656–1730).
These small plants are of unusual appearance and do not resemble common ferns. Common names include water clover, four-leaf clover, and clover fern because of the long-stalked leaves which have four clover-like lobes and are present either above water or submerged; however, these plants are not actual clovers (genus Trifolium).
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