Water clover (Marsilea macropus): leafy stem with details of the sporocarp and embryonic plant. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1863, after himself, after Nanstein.

A spreading pillwort plant (Pilularia species) with details of its sporocarp. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1825.

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Marsileaceae

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A spreading pillwort plant (Pilularia species) with details of its sporocarp. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1825.

Water clover (Marsilea macropus): leafy stem with details of the sporocarp and embryonic plant. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1863, after himself, after Nanstein.