Villous Waterclover

Photograph of Marsilea villosa. Cultivated Bishop Museum.

Photograph of Marsilea villosa.

Photograph of Marsilea villosa. Habitat.

Photograph of Marsilea villosa. Cultivated Bishop Museum.

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Description: English: Marsilea villosa, in the United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC, USA. Date: June 2008. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.

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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

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

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

Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)Endangered; Oahu varietyWaimea Valley Audubon Center (now Waimea Valley), Oahu (Cultivated)Growing in a man made "vernal pond."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.NPH 00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa

Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu, Molokai)EndangeredMaui Nui Botanical Gardens, MauiNPH 00007nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa

Ihiihi, Ihiihilaukea or Hawaiian waterfernMarsileaceae (Pepperwort family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niihau, extinct?; extant on Oahu and Molokai)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated); Oahu varietyOften, 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.Sporocarpswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5187616783/in/photostream/Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5187616467/in/photostream/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 00008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Marsilea_villosa