Water Clover
Other Common Names: big foot water clover, dwarf water clover, European water clover
(Marsilea spp.)
Non-Native
Water clover is a type of fern that looks like a four-leaf clover. Two toned leaves have four lobes that may be above or below the water’s surface.
Management Options
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Description
Water clover is a type of fern that more resembles a four-leaf clover. Leaves have four lobes that may be above or below the water’s surface. Leaves are often two toned, green and a lighter color, with stalks four to 12 inches long. The roots are thin and have creeping rhizomes. Water clover forms dense colonies.
Location
Water clover can be found in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Propagation
rhizomes
Management Options
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