Marsilea quadrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salviniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Salviniales

Marsilea quadrifolia L., Sp. Pl.: 1099 (1753).

Homotypic
- Pteris quadrifoliata L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1321 (1759), orth. var.
- Marsilea quadrifoliata (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1563 (1763), orth. var.
- Lemma quadrifolia (L.) Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 720 (1792).
- Spheroidia quadrifoliata (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 39 (1867).
- Zaluzianskia quadrifolia (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 823 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Marsilea coromandelica Burm.f., Fl. Ind.: t. 62, f. 3 (1768), nom. superfl.
- Zaluzianskia marsilioides Neck., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 3: 303 (1775).
- Marsilea europaea Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 178 (1827).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. aquatica A.Braun ex Glück, Biol. Morphol. Untersuch. Wasser- Sumpfgewächse 3: 535 (1911).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. natans Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923), nom. illeg.
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. submersa Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923).
- Marsilea quadrifolia f. terrestris Glück, Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 39: 291 (1923).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany (extinct), Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland (extinct).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Spain (extinct).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania (extinct), Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - East European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Missouri.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba (introduced).

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2023. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Marsilea quadrifolia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2023. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Marsilea quadrifolia Accessed: 17 Oct 2023. Reference page.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Marsilea quadrifolia. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Marsilea quadrifolia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 17.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Marsilea quadrifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.