Marsilea mutica Mettenius
Detail
- Family
- Marsileaceae
- Botanical Name
- Marsilea mutica Mettenius
- Common Name
- Australian Water-clover
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Marsilea mutica Mettenius
- Comments
- The earliest known record is from Cumberland Co., Oct. 1997. Reported from Chesapeake by Knepper et al (Amer. Fern J. 92:243 (2002)) with photo. Documented in seven additional counties since, this species may be rapidly spreading in the state. A likely source of propagules is the dumping of aquarium material into ponds and lakes.
- Habitat
- Lakes, ponds, and ditches. Infrequent or rare in all physiographic provinces but demonstrably invasive (as at Echo Lake, Henrico Co.) and likely to become much more common.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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