Marsileaceae
Rough waterclover
Marsilea hirsuta
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Genus
- Marsilea
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bulgarian
- Азорска марсилия
- English
- Rough waterclover
- Russian
- Марсилия азорская
Synonyms
- Marsilea azorica Launert & Paiva
- Zaluzianskia hirsuta (R.Br.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Jeffdelonge, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Marsilea
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- Australian water-cloverMarsilea muticaMarsileaceae
- Lusitanian water cloverMarsilea batardaeMarsileaceae
- Hairy watercloverMarsilea vestitaMarsileaceae
- Villous watercloverMarsilea villosaMarsileaceae
- Cutleaf cloverMarsilea schelpeanaMarsileaceae
- Bigfoot watercloverMarsilea macropodaMarsileaceae
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- Marsilea owamboMarsileaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.