Marsilea quadrifolia
Common Water Clover, European Marsilea
Other regional names: European Pepperwort +4 more
- European Pepperwort
- European Water Clover
- European Water Fern
- European Waterclover
- Four Leaf Clover
Also known as: Lemma quadrifolia (L.) Desr. +15 more
- Lemma quadrifolia (L.) Desr.
- Lemma quadrifolia (L.) Desr. ex Lam.
- Marsilea europaea Desv.
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. aquatica A.Braun ex Glück
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. natans Glück
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. submersa Glück
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. terrestris Glück
- Marsilea quadrifoliata (L.) L.
- Marsilea vulgaris Bubani, 1902
- Pteris quadrifolia (L.) L.
- Pteris quadrifoliata L.
- Spheroidia quadrifolia (L.) Dulac
- Spheroidia quadrifoliata Dulac
- Zaluzianskia marsileoides Neck.
- Zaluzianskia marsilioides Neck.
- Zaluzianskia quadrifolia (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Marsileaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Marsilea quadrifolia (commonly known as Common Water Clover or European marsilea) is a fern belonging to the Marsileaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canary Is., China North-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Manchuria, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont