Organisms

Marsileaceae

A plant family of the order Hydropteridales, class Filicopsida, division PTERIDOPHYTA. They are aquatic ferns with quatrifoliate leaves resembling four leaf clover, creeping rhizome, and bean shaped sporocarps.

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A plant family of the order Hydropteridales, class Filicopsida, division PTERIDOPHYTA. They are aquatic ferns with quatrifoliate leaves resembling four leaf clover, creeping rhizome, and bean shaped sporocarps.

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  • Clover, Water
  • Marsilea
  • Pepperwort
  • Waterclover
  • Clovers, Water
  • Marsileas
  • Pepperworts
  • Water Clover
  • Water Clovers
  • Waterclovers

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2004

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Marsileaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D043964. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D043964
  2. Marsileaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsileaceae
  3. Marsileaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1115420