Definition: A plant family of the order Hydropteridales, class Filicopsida, division PTERIDOPHYTA. They are aquatic ferns with quatrifoliate leaves resembling four leaf clover, creeping rhizome, and bean shaped sporocarps.
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Other names Waterclovers; Water Clovers; Water Clover; Pepperworts; Marsileas; Clovers, Water; Waterclover; Pepperwort; Marsilea; Clover, Water