Marsileaceae
Guayanan waterclover
Marsilea polycarpa
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Genus
- Marsilea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Guayanan waterclover
Synonyms
- Marsilea brasiliensis Mart.
- Marsilea polycarpa var. mexicana A.Braun
- Zaluzianskia polycarpa (Hook. & Grev.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.