Marsilea vestita subsp. vestita Hook. & Grev.
Hairy Clover Fern
Marsileaceae
Protologue: Icon. Filic. 2: t. 159 (1830)
Pronunciation: Mar-sí-le-a ves-tì-ta
Etymology: Luigi Ferdinando, Count de Marsigli (1658-1730) +
covered, clothed, usually with hairs.
Jepson eFlora Treatment
Note: Only this subspecies occurs in California.
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Note ellipsoidal, coarsely strigose sporocarps, which are dormant resting phases,
opening up with the next rains to produce megasporangia (with megaspores) and microsporangia (with microspores).