Marsileaceae (/ m ɑːr ˌ s ɪ l i ˈ eɪ s i. iː /) is a small family of heterosporous aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns, though at first sight they do not physically resemble other ferns. The group is commonly known as the "pepperwort family" or as the "water-clover family" because the leaves of the genus Marsilea superficially resemble the ...

Marsileaceae, only family of the fern order Marsileales, comprising three genera and about 70 species of small aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns. The plants are found nearly worldwide, and root in mud or grow in shallow water.

The Marsileaceae is one of two families of heterosporous, aquatic filicalean ferns that is variously regarded as its own order, Marsileales, or is included in the Hydropteridales (Rothwell and Stockey, 1994) or Salviniales (A. Smith et al., 2006).

Marsilea is a genus of approximately 65 species of aquatic ferns of the family Marsileaceae. The name honours Italian naturalist Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1656–1730). [3] These small plants are of unusual appearance and do not resemble common ferns.

Nov 11, 2017 · The Marsileaceae, in the order of Salviniales, is a family of fern, consisting of 3 genera with proximately 60 species, worldwide distributed, mostly in Africa and Australia. Plants are small, herbaceous, and shallowly aquatic.

The Marsileaceae is one of two families of heterosporous, aquatic filicalean ferns that is variously regarded as its own order, Marsileales, or is included in the Hydropteridales (Rothwell and Stockey, 1994) or Salviniales (A. Smith et al., 2006).

The Marsileaceae family, also known as the waterclover family, is a group of ferns that are predominantly aquatic or semi-aquatic and are found in wetlands and shallow waters across the globe. The family includes four genera: Marsilea, Pilularia, Regnellidium, and Syntrichia.

Stems growing on soil surface or subterranean, main stem long-creeping and giving rise to long or short shoots only at nodes; hairs laterally attached, multicellular. Roots arising at nodes and also along internodes. Leaves distichous, long-petioled, …

Oct 1, 1995 · Introduction The Marsileaceae comprises three genera of palustral or seasonally aquatic ferns, two of which, the genera Marsilea and Pilularia, are found in northwest Europe. Marsilea is represented in this area by two species, and Pilularia by a single species.

Marsileaceae. Pp. 123–124 in Wu, Zh.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 2–3: Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-11-7. efloras PDF Reference page.