Calflora Taxon Report
Marsilea vestita  Hook. & Grev.
Hairy waterclover
Marsilea vestita is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Marsilea
Family: Marsileaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSMarsilea fournieri
PLANTSMarsilea minuta
PLANTSMarsilea mucronata
PLANTSMarsilea tenuifolia
PLANTSMarsilea uncinata
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Information about Marsilea vestita from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (MAVE2)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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