Dwarf Water Clover

Marsilea minuta L. is a species of aquatic fern in the Marsileaceae family. It is widely distributed across several biogeographic regions, including the Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental (Indomalaya), and Palaearctic regions, as well as in countries such as Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. The species is known by a variety of common names in different languages, such as 'gelid waterklawer' in Afrikaans, 'petite marsilée' in French, and 'nangokudenjiso' in Japanese. It is also referred to as 'semanggi' in Indonesian, though this name is also used for Marsilea crenata. In parts of India, it is called 'sunisanakka,' and in Bengali, it is known as 'শুশনি শাক.' The species was first described in 1771 and is sometimes confused with Marsilea vestita due to a historical synonym.