Marsileaceae Mirbel. Water-clover Family.
A family of 3 genera and about 61 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
ID notes: Marsileaceae has two genera in our region, both small "unfernlike" plants of amphibious or aquatic situations.
Ref: Johnson (1993c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Kramer & Green (1990); Nagalingum, Nowak, & Pryer (2008). Show full citations.
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© Alan Cressler: Marsilea minuta, Legacy Park Lake, Legacy Park, City of Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Marsilea source | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Pilularia americana | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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