Marsilea drummondii A.Braun

Common Nardoo

Rhizome long-creeping, branched, covered with orange hairs. Fronds in clusters along the rhizome. Leaflets mostly 1-3 cm long, mostly hairy, floating leaflets less so. Spore body with ribbed stem.

Can grow in cool areas.

WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic.

Leaflets mostly hairy.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Marsileaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Distribution map
kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Polypodiopsida
order     Salviniales
family      Marsileaceae
genus       Marsilea L.