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Accession Data:

Marsilea schelpeana Launert

  • Common Name: Small leafed water clover
  • Family: Marsileaceae Mirbel

  • Country of Origin: Eastern and Western Cape (endemic)
  • Habitat: along the margins of seasonal pools and along water courses

  • USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500047
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Accession Date: 05-29-2015
  • Bench: 3102 - FERN:East Wall-North
    • Currently: active - marginal (no foliage)
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-21-2023
  • Restrictions:
    • IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Salviniales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Marsileaceae
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References (internal):

  • Endemism (endemic)
  • Ferns & Fern Allies
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
  2. Victor, J.E. & Dold, A.P. 2010. Marsilea schelpeana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Accessed on 29 May 2015.

data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:36:29 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Marsileaceae

  • Marsilea drummondii
  • Marsilea quadrifolia
  • Marsilea schelpeana
  • Regnellidium diphyllum
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