Marsilea mutica Mett.

Species

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Characteristics

Rhizome much-branched, glabrous. Fronds solitary or clustered, 5–90 cm long. Stipes glabrous. Leaflets broadly obovate to broadly cuneate, 25–45 mm long, 20–40 mm wide (smaller in terrestrial forms), often streaked with brown false veins between the true veins on the lower surface, green distally, yellow-green proximally, separated by a brown zone, glabrous (a few basal scales in terrestrial forms); outer margin rounded, entire. Sporocarps in groups of 2–4; stalks 10–20 mm long, branched 1–3 times (rarely unbranched), arising at or near the base of the stipe, glabrous or with a few basal scales; conceptacles globose, 3–6 mm long, glabrous to densely scaly; basal teeth absent.
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Rhizome much-branched, glabrous. Fronds solitary or clustered, 5-90 cm long. Stipes glabrous. Leaflets broadly obovate to broadly cuneate, 25-45 mm long, 20-40 mm wide (smaller in terrestrial forms), often streaked with brown false veins between the true veins on the lower surface, green distally, yellow-green proximally, separated by a brown zone, glabrous (a few basal scales in terrestrial forms); outer margin rounded, entire. Sporocarps in groups of 2-4; stalks 10-20 mm long, branched 1-3 times (rarely unbranched), arising at or near the base of the stipe, glabrous or with a few basal scales; conceptacles globose, 3-6 mm long, glabrous to densely scaly; basal teeth absent.
A fern with a long creeping rootstock. It grows 5-25 cm high. It often grows in long stands and the rootstock has few branches. The leaves have two tones forming a decorative marking. The stalks are 5-25 cm long and occur singly or in clusters. The leaflets are 2-5 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They are broadly oval or wedge shaped. The spore body stalks are longer than the capsules and are branched 1-3 times. The capsule is 0.3-0.5 cm long and oval.
Aquatic fern. Rhizomes submerged, long-creeping, rooting at nodes. Lvs solitary at each node, glabrous; stalks to 25 cm long, each terminating in 4 flabellate segments; each segment rounded on outer margin, to 2-3 × 2-3 cm, green, sometimes with a horizontal brown band in the cente. Sporocarps 3-5 mm long, hairy or becoming glabrous, solitary or in groups of 2-4, on branched stalks to 2 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system creeping-root rhizome
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It does best in warmer places. It is often in coastal districts. It grows in shallow water or the muddy edges of swamps. It needs good sunlight. It can tolerate slight frost. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Tasmania Herbarium.
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Edges of ponds and lagoons, on river banks and in deep water. Shallow water in seasonally wet habitats.
Edges of ponds and lagoons, on river banks and in deep water. Shallow water in seasonally wet habitats.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plant are grown by division.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Marsilea mutica world distribution map, present in Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17145220-1
WFO ID wfo-0001286844
COL ID 3Y9BF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671172
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Synonyms

Marsilea brownii Marsilea mutica