Marsileaceae - Botanical Family

Number of plants found: 4    
Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) green leaves plant growing on dark soil with thin stems
Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) clover-shaped green leaves spread across dark, damp soil with long slender stems.

Botanical name: Marsilea hirsuta

Common name: Waterclover

Family: Marsileaceae

Origin: Australia

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeShadeFull sunKeep soil wet: Bog or aquatic plantOrnamental foliage

Marsilea hirsuta is a good aquarium plant that is ideal for the foreground in an aquarium setting. It is a short plant with clover-like looks that grows slowly and if planted in groups will form coverage like a carpet in the aquarium. After a transitional period it develops different types of leaves, possibly a low form with single leaves like a large Glossostigma, or alternatively develop two, three or four-lobed leaves varying in height (from 2-10 cm), depending on the growth conditions.


Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) plant with dense green four-leaf clover-like foliage in a top view.
Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) spreads across the ground, forming a dense mat of small green leaves.
Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) light green leaves close up with water droplets for ground cover.
Marsilea hirsuta (Waterclover) clover-like leaves with water droplets resting on the surface.


Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/marsilea_hirsuta.htm
Marsilea mutica (Waterclover) vibrant green leaves in a close up nature plant shot.
Marsilea mutica (Waterclover) individual leaves shaped like a four-leaf clover with distinct green coloring.

Botanical name: Marsilea mutica

Common name: Waterclover

Family: Marsileaceae

Origin: Australia

USDA Zone: 9-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunKeep soil moistKeep soil wet: Bog or aquatic plantOrnamental foliageInvasive plant

Marsilea mutica can be grown as a potted plant, either just with soil kept wet, or semi-submerged, with fronds emergent from the water, or fully-submerged, with the fronds floating on the surface of the water.

Floating leaves with a distinctive pattern of green, yellow and red mounds up in very shallow water.


Marsilea mutica (Waterclover) plant with rounded bright green clover leaves in a close up
Marsilea mutica (Waterclover) leaves with four lobes spread across the ground in a carpet


Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/marsilea_mutica.htm
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) lime green leaves forming a dense plant close up
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) with numerous lime green leaves spreading across the water surface

Botanical name: Marsilea quadrifolia

Common names: Four Leaf Clover, European Waterclover, Aquatic Fern

Family: Marsileaceae

Origin: southern Europe

USDA Zone: 6-8?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyKeep soil wet: Bog or aquatic plantEthnomedical plant. Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles. Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.Subtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeFlood tolerant plant

Marsilea quadrifolia can be grown as a potted plant, either just with soil kept wet, or semi-submerged, with fronds emergent from the water, or fully-submerged, with the fronds floating on the surface of the water.


Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) green leaves in a close up, natural plant photography.
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) four distinct green leaf segments radiating from a center point.
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) green leaves close up spread across the plant surface
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) with distinctive four lobed green leaves spread out across surface
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) green and orange leaves floating on water surface close up.
Marsilea quadrifolia (Four Leaf Clover) with distinctive four-part leaves resting on the water surface.


Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/marsilea_quadrifolia.htm
Marsilea strigosa (Waterclover) plant with green four-lobed leaves cascading down in a close up
Marsilea strigosa (Waterclover) showing delicate stems with clover-like foliage trailing over a stone edge

Botanical name: Marsilea strigosa

Common name: Waterclover

Family: Marsileaceae

Origin: Australia

USDA Zone: 8-9?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunKeep soil moistKeep soil wet: Bog or aquatic plantOrnamental foliageSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Marsilea strigosa (Waterclover) plant with green four-lobed leaves spreading across the water surface close up
Marsilea strigosa (Waterclover) with thin stems supporting delicate green clover-like leaves floating on water


Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/marsilea_strigosa.htm


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