Dwarf Water Clover vs Egyptian Water-clover

Marsilea minuta compared with Marsilea aegyptiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Water Clover	Egyptian Water-clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family same	Marsileaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus same	Marsilea	Marsilea
Species	Marsilea minuta	Marsilea aegyptiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Water Clover and Egyptian Water-clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Marsilea.

Conservation Status

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian Water-clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Water Clover	Egyptian Water-clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Egyptian Water-clover

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.