Cloverleaf fern (genus Marsilea)

Teacher Notes for Marsilea in the classroom

 

Marsilea sp. microgametophyte, megagametophyte, sporophyte (mag 3.5X, zoom 3.0X) Marsilea sp. microgametophyte, megagametophyte, sporophyte (mag. 3.5X, zoom 1.5X)
Marsilea villosa, sporocarp, collection location: koko head, ihi ihi lauakea crater, collection date: November 2003. Sporocarps were still attached to parent plants and had undergone at least one year of natural weathering at the site.
  Marsilea villosa sporocarp (mag.2.5X, zoom 1.5X)
Marsilea villosa sporocarps (mag.1.0X, zoom 1.5X) Marsilea villosa sporocarp (mag.3.5X, zoom 1.5X)