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Taxa
Marsilea crenata
Nomenclature
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Family: MarsileaceaeGenus: Marsilea
SUMMARY
Marsilea crenata is an aquatic fern commonly found in shallow, freshwater bodies in the upper North of Western Australia(Lindsay, S. 2013). It has a close resemblance to the characteristics of a four leaf clover with a creeping, horizontal rhizome with fronds located at intervals along the rhizome (Kramer, KU. 1998). The fronds are erect with a long stipe that can reach a length of 30 centimeters and are usually intertwined and tangled (DNA of Singapore, 2013). Located at the tip of each frond are four triangular leaflets with rounded outer edges which give Marsilea crenata its resemblance to the four leaf clover (Kramer, KU. 1998). In shallow water ways these leaflets float at the waters surface.
M. crenata is a native species to Western Australia and is found in the upper North West of Western Australia (Zhuang, X. 2011).
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