Marsilea minuta L.

 
  • Family : MARSILEACEAE
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Marsileaceae
  • Species : Marsilea minuta
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Marsilea minuta L.
  • Common name : Dwarf Water Clover, Small Water Clover, Gelid Waterklawer
  • Collection Nos : 39960
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 21/11/10
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district
  • Habit : Herb-Aquatic, Amphibious
  • Fertile : November-March
  • Comments : Common in wet places of hills and sometimes in ponds and still water bodies.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Java, Philippines
  • Literature : Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. 2008. Taxonomic revision of Indian subcontinental Pteridophytes; H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1989. The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; H.O. Saxena and M. Brahmam. 1996. The Flora of Orissa, Vol-4; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. .
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Marsilea minuta. Downloaded on 7 June 2025.

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