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Marsileaceae
Marsilea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Marsilea mutica Mettenius. Common name: Nardoo, Australian Waterclover. Habitat: Ditches, ponds. Distribution: Native of Australia. Apparently spreading rapidly in VA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Australia or New Zealand

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, WH3, Jacono & Johnson (2006); = n/a — C, FNA2, NS, RAB, Tat. Basionym: Marsilea mutica Mett. 1861

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL

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image #1 of Marsilea mutica© Alan Cressler: Marsilea mutica, Upper Lake, Tribble Mill County Park, Gwinnett County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Marsilea mutica© Dan Spaulding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dan Spaulding source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Marsilea mutica© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Marsilea mutica© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Marsilea mutica© Dan Spaulding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dan Spaulding source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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