Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev.
Water-Clover
Marsileaceae
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Protologue: Icon. Filic. 2: t. 159 (1830)
Pronunciation: Mar-síl-e-a ves-tì-ta
Etymology: after Italian soldier, botanist, geographer, and naturalist Luigi Ferdinando, Count de Marsigli/Marsili/Marsigli (1658-1730)
+ vestita, covered, usually with hairs
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Marsilea vestita subsp. vestita
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)
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