Marsilea vestita
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Salviniales |
| Family: | Marsileaceae |
| Genus: | Marsilea |
| Species: | M. vestita |
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| Marsilea vestita | |
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Marsilea vestita, the hairy water-clover, is a species of largely aquatic fern in the family Marsileaceae.[2] It is native to western and central North America, the Bahamas, Barbuda, and Peru.[1] It can grow into a water form or a land form, depending on local conditions.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Marsilea vestita". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Gaudet, John J. (1963). "Marsilea vestita: Conversion of the Water Form to the Land Form by Darkness and by Far-Red Light". Science. 140 (3570): 975–976. Bibcode:1963Sci...140..975G. doi:10.1126/science.140.3570.975. PMID 17836482. S2CID 45782742.
