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

  1. ^ a b "Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Marsilea vestita". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ 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.