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
Summary[edit] Description: English: Marsilea quadrifolia in botanical garden in Kielce. Date: 10 September 2021, 10:11:26. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.
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
Summary[edit] Description: Deutsch: Vierblättriger Kleefarn (Marsilea quadrifolia) auf dem Neuteich, Gemeinde Wundschuh (Steiermark). Date: 17 August 2019, 16:58:16. Source: Own work. Author: Clemens Stockner. Camera location46° 55′ 39.08″ N, 15° 25′ 44.5″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 46.927521; 15.429028.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Marsilea minuta (Dwarf Water Clover, Small Water Clover, Gelid Waterklawer). Date: 17 October 2016, 01:21:00. Source: Own work. Author: Vengolis.
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
Summary[edit] Description: English: Conservatory of Flowers - San Francisco, California, USA. Date: 21 June 2014, 16:12:35. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Yu Ito (2013d) Aquatic plant surveys in southwestern India. Bulletin of Water Plant Society, Japan 100: 64-68. Date: 23 November 2007, 14:01:28. Source: Own work. Author: Ruppia2000.
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/
Summary[edit] Description: English: Marsilea quadrifolia in Wrocław University Botanical Garden. Date: 26 September 2017, 17:32:53. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.