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Marsileaceae
Marsilea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Marsilea quadrifolia Linnaeus. Common name: European Waterclover. Phenology: Jun-Dec. Habitat: Shallow water of artificial impoundments. Distribution: Native of Europe and Asia. Sold in garden stores as an aquatic to be grown in water gardens, and likely to be encountered more widely in the future.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, F, FNA2, G, Il, K4, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Lin et al (2013); = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Marsilea quadrifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Marsilea quadrifolia - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Marsilea quadrifolia© Sandipan Das, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Sandipan Das source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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