Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev. is a plant in the Marsileaceae family, order Salviniales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev.

Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev.

Marsilea vestita, or hairy water-clover, is an aquatic fern native to parts of the Americas that grows two forms depending on conditions.

Family
Genus
Marsilea
Order
Salviniales
Class
Polypodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev.

Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev., commonly called hairy water-clover, is an aquatic fern species that belongs to the family Marsileaceae. This species is native to western and central North America, the Bahamas, Barbuda, and Peru. It can develop either a water form or a land form of growth, shaped by local growing conditions.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Salviniales Marsileaceae Marsilea

More from Marsileaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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