Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev.
hairy water-clover (hairy waterclover)
Marsileaceae (Water-clover family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
hairy water-clover (hairy waterclover)
Marsileaceae (Water-clover family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Semi-terrestrial perennial with leaves arising in small clusters from a thin creeping rhizome.
Leaves:
With 4 rounded segments (leaflets), resembling a 4-leaved clover; individual leaflets rounded or wedge-shaped elliptical, 0.5-3 cm long and about as wide, submerged or floating on the water surface, or in terrestrial plants standing on thread-like stipes.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Inundated lake margins in the steppe and montane zones; rare in SC BC; E to SK and S to FL, LA, TX, NM, AZ, CA and MX.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Marsilea fournieri C. Chr.
Marsilea minuta L.
Marsilea mucronata A. Braun
Marsilea tenuifolia Engelm. ex A. Braun
Marsilea uncinata A. Braun
Marsilea vestita subsp. tenuifolia (Engelm. ex A. Braun) D.M. Johnson
Marsilea vestita subsp. vestita Hook. & Grev. [superfluous autonym]
Marsilea vestita var. mucronata (A. Braun) Baker