Species: Marsilea apposita Launert Date: 1922-02-00 Location: Uatjemhispe? or Matjemhispe? River, Bulawayo Habitat: Large colony on recently dried up bank
Water clover (Marsilea quadrifolia). Found along the shores of Bantam Lake, Litchfield County, Conn., whence it has been introudced into various parts of the country, notably eastern Massachusetts. Native of Europe and Asia (After Britton & Brown)
Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)Endangered; Oahu varietyOahu (Cultivated)Often, Marsilea spp. have been mistakenly sold on the market as "Shamrock" or "Four-leaf Clover." All belong to very different families: shamrock belongs to Oxalidaceae; clover to Fabaceae, peas and legumes; ihiihi to Marsileaceae, water ferns.NPH 00006nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa
Species: Marsilea apposita Launert Date: 1922-02-00 Location: Uatjemhispe? or Matjemhispe? River, Bulawayo Habitat: Large colony on recently dried up bank
Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceae (pepperwort family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated); Oahu varietyImmature sporocarps (spore case) are villous or hairy; mature sporocarps loose their hair and are bald, or nearly so, when ripe. The Molokai variety, at least under cultivation, appears to retain the hairs more than the Oahu variety.EtymologyThe generic name Marsilea is named for Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli or Marsili (1656-1730), Italian botanist at Bologna.The Latin specific epithet villosa, hairy, in reference to the hairy rhizomes and sporocarps.NPH 00004nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa
Species: Marsilea apposita Launert Date: 1922-02-00 Location: Uatjemhispe? or Matjemhispe? River, Bulawayo Habitat: Large colony on recently dried up bank
Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)Endangered; Oahu varietyOahu (Cultivated)Close up showing the villous or hairiness of the leaves.NPH 00003nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa
Species: Marsilea apposita Launert Date: 1922-02-00 Location: Uatjemhispe? or Matjemhispe? River, Bulowayo Habitat: Large colony on recently dried up bank
Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceae (Pepperwort family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated); Oahu varietyGrowing well in the wettest portion of my Native Hawaiian Fern Garden.Often, Marsilea spp. have been mistakenly sold on the market as "Shamrock" or "Four-leaf Clover." All belong to very different families: shamrock belongs to Oxalidaceae; clover to Fabaceae, peas and legumes; ihiihi to Marsileaceae, water ferns.EtymologyThe generic name Marsilea is named for Count Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli or Marsili (1656-1730), Italian botanist at Bologna.The Latin specific epithet villosa, hairy, in reference to the hairy rhizomes and sporocarps.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/