false pepperwort vs Lusitanian Water Clover

Marsilea crenata compared with Marsilea batardae

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while Lusitanian Water Clover is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Lusitanian 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 crenata	Marsilea batardae

Evolutionary Relationship

false pepperwort and Lusitanian Water Clover share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Marsilea.

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Lusitanian Water Clover

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Lusitanian Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Lusitanian Water Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.