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European Waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia)

Marsilea Quadrifolia, or more commonly know as European Waterclover, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Marsilea. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Marsilea Quadrifolia or European Waterclover's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Category: Fern
Genus: Marsilea
Family: Marsileaceae
Order: Hydropteridales
Class: Filicopsida
Division: Pteridophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (N)
State Noxious Status: CT (PIB)
State Noxious Common Name: CT (European waterclover)
PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE
National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(OBL) 3(OBL) 5(NI)

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European Waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia)

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