Accession Data
Marsilea quadrifolia
Common Name: European Water Clover
Family: Marsileaceae
Country of Origin: Europe and Asia
Description: Aquatic fern bearing 4 parted leaf resembling '4-leaf clover' (Trifolium). Leaves floating in deep water or erect in shallow water or on land. Leaflets obdeltoid, to 3/4" long, glaucous, petioles to 8" long; sporocarps ellipsoid, to 3/16" long, dark brown, on stalks to 3/4" long, attached to base of petioles.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 6a-8b
Accession #: 198501197
Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3102
Quantity: 4
Source: Unknown
Classification
Division: Ferns
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Polypodiidae
Order: Salviniales
Family: Marsileaceae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 03, 2016.
- Plants For A Future Website
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- Marsilea quadrifolia at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
- Marsilea quadrifolia at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
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