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Marsilea quadrifolia L.
European waterclover

       
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Line Drawing of Marsilea quadrifolia L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 37. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Marsilea quadrifolia L.

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Distribution:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

View 3 genera in Marsileaceae, 11 species in Marsilea
 

Classification:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Hydropteridales
Family Marsileaceae – Water-clover family
Genus Marsilea L. – waterclover
Species Marsilea quadrifolia L. – European waterclover
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
European waterclover              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

European waterclover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17995.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

 

Related Web Sites:
Marsilea quadrifolia L.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

 
 
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