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Marsilea oligospora
Marsilea oligospora Goodding
Pacific Water-clover, Pacific Waterclover, Pacific Water Clover
Marsileaceae (Water-clover Family)
Synonym(s): Marsilea vestiva var. oligospora
USDA Symbol: MAOL3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Fern
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall, in dense colonies. When plants are submerged, leaves float on water surface.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Jun - Oct.
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYNative Habitat: Aquatic or amphibious, in and around ponds and marshes, in wet depressions in sagebrush and less commonly on river margins.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Marsilea oligospora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Marsilea oligospora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Marsilea oligospora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR