Marsileaceae

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Marsileaceae

Description Marsileaceae is a family of aquatic ferns that thrive in wetlands and shallow waters. They are commonly known as the waterclovers due to their resemblance to clovers. There are four genera in this family, namely Marsilea, Pilularia, Regnellidium, and Syntrichia. These plants are characterized by their four-leaf clover-like arrangement of their leaves, which are attached to a horizontal stem.…