Monthly Archives: February 2016

European Water Clover (Marsilea quadrifolia) Visits North Carolina

Floating near the shore in a suburban lake in Wake County, North Carolina, is a colony of plants that look very much like a group of flooded shamrocks.  They are Marsilea quadrifolia, an aquatic fern commonly called European Water Clover or Water Shamrock.  Marsilea … Continue reading

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Postscript to Frostweeds: Needle Ice

At the end of the third week in January, Central North Carolina experienced a severe winter storm, with snow, sleet, and freezing rain.  Warm weather began to prevail in the days that followed, and the ice and snow melted rapidly, … Continue reading

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