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Marsileaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Marsileaceae Mirbel. Common name: Water-clover Family.

Key to Marsileaceae

A family of 3 genera and about 61 species, nearly cosmopolitan.

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ID notes: Marsileaceae has two genera in our region, both small "unfernlike" plants of amphibious or aquatic situations.

References: Johnson (1993c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Kramer & Green (1990); Nagalingum, Nowak, & Pryer (2008). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Marsileaceae© Alan Cressler: Marsilea minuta, Legacy Park Lake, Legacy Park, City of Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Marsilea source
image #2 of Marsileaceae© Keith Bradley | Pilularia americana | Original Image ⭷

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