The Marsileaceae ee are a small family of heterosporous aquatic and semi-aquatic ferns, though at first sight they do not physically resemble other ferns. The group is commonly known as the `pepperwort family` or as the `water-clover family` because the leaves of the genus Marsilea superficially resemble the leaves of a four-leaf clover (a flo... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsileaceae
only family of the fern order Marsileales. The three genera and about 70 species of small aquatic ferns, which are of nearly worldwide distribution, ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/40