Family: Marsileaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba), North America, Mexico and a disjunct population in South America (Peru). Sometimes cultivated and naturalized, including in South Florida.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for sandy soils on Aklin's Island and South Caicos. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 13) for mud and wet soils of seasonal pools, especially in palmetto (Sabal palmetto) flats in the southeastern Commonwealth (region 3); the only specimen cited is at F, so it is not clear that this was ever observed by the Corrells.
Synonyms:
Marsilea mucronata, Marsilea uncinata.
