Marsilea quadrifolia L.

European Waterclover

Marsileaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Pteridophytina (Ferns)
Family: Marsileaceae (Waterclover family)
Genus: Marsilea (Waterclover)

Synonyms

Marsilea quadrifolia

Related species

Marsilea quadrifolia L. - European Waterclover

Traits


    Maximal 15&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">plants:</span> with sporo-trophophylls with distinctly segregated generative and vegetative sections. <span class="v1">sporangia:</span> <b>in 2 spherical to reniform sporocarps</b>, <b>at the base of the petiole</b>. <span ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Marsilea quadrifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Marsilea quadrifolia

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Marsilea quadrifolia

Marsilea quadrifolia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters

  • in alkaline habitats

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