Burke and Wills tried to live on Nardoo when they returned to the Dig Tree. Unfortunately they didn't know how to prepare it so that it was nutritious. Marsilea is an aquatic fern that is adapted to desert conditions. It is found in all states of Australia, growing in shallow water or damp ground. It has a rhizome from which fronds arise with leaflets that look like a 4-leaf clover. Spores are held in a small spore capsule. Being a fern, it does not produce flowers.
Identification
The main flower colour is other. 4-leaf clover leaves that are furry.
Uses
Aborigines ground the spore capsules to make a flour for baking. Now used as an aquarium plant.
References
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Marsileahttp://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2004/marsilea-drummondii.htmlCreated: 16 Apr 2014 - Member - John and Val
Updated: 07 Apr 2015 - Member - John and Val
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