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Marsilea quadrifolia is a herbaceous plant found naturally in central and southern Europe, Caucasia, western Siberia, Afghanistan, south-west India, China, Japan, and Vietnam, though it is considered a weed in some parts of the United States, where it has been well established in the northeast for over 100 years. [2]
What we do know is that the four-leaf clover has been a symbol of luck for centuries. Just to name a few examples, it's mentioned in a book from the 1600s, it was carried as soldier's good-luck ...
The four leaflets on the leaf of Marsilea are not borne equally. Instead, they are borne in pairs with one pair of leaflets attached slightly higher than the other. [ 12 ] Thus in the developing leaf, the leaflets are folded more like the wings of a butterfly than like the leaflets of a clover.
As stated, clovers can have more than four leaflets. 5-leaf clovers are less commonly found naturally than 4-leaf clovers; [14] [15] however, they too have been successfully cultivated. [16] Some 4-leaf clover collectors, particularly in Ireland, regard the 5-leaf clover, known as a rose clover, as a particular prize. [17]
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At this writing the seventeen plants have 29 four-leaf and 8 five-leaf clovers. One of the plants currently has 9 four-leaf and 6 five-leaf clovers. The first four-leaf clover appeared 80 days after seed germination. This botany experiment has similarities to the plant experimentation of Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) the Austrian botanist.
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