✿Marsileaceae · Marsilea
Dwarf Waterclover
Marsilea minuta
Herb-AquaticMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Marsilea minuta
- Genus
- Marsilea
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Brazil, Caribbean Islands
- Distribution
- India, Java, Philippines
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Gujarat, Puducherry, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Marsileaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
About Dwarf Waterclover
Dwarf Waterclover (Marsilea minuta) belongs to the Marsileaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and 10 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and harvested for fodder. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Botanical family
Marsileaceae
Water Clover Family
Dwarf Waterclover belongs to the Marsileaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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