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Marsilea vestita
Also called Hooked Pepperwort, Hairy Clover Fern, Hairy Pepperwort, Hairy Water Clover, Hairy Water Fern, Water Clover, Western Water Clover
Hairy waterclover is a small, largely aquatic fern with four-leaflet clover-like fronds that can also grow as a land form in moist soil. It needs constant wet roots or shallow water to thrive.
Marsilea vestita, the hairy water-clover, is a species of largely aquatic fern in the family Marsileaceae. It is native to western and central North America, the Bahamas, Barbuda, and Peru. It can grow into a water form or a land form, depending on local conditions.
Marsilea ancyclopoda · Nardoo · Rough waterclover · Dwarf waterclover · Australian Water Clover · European waterclover · Waterclover
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Marsilea vestita by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
