*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.
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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