Phenotypic Variation Profile of Marsilea crenata Presl. Cultivated in Water and in the Soil

Table 2

Morphological differences of leaves, petioles, and roots of M. crenata cultivated in the soil and water.

Plant part	Observation
	Cultivation in water in concrete pots	Cultivation in the soil	Cultivation in water in rice field
Leaf
Color	Light green	Light green	Light green
Diameter of compound leaves	3.5 × 3.5 cm	4.5–5 × 4.5–5 cm	3.0 × 3.0 cm
Size of leaf tip	1.7 cm	2.2 cm	1.7 cm
Size of leaf base	0.5 cm	0.7 cm	0.4 cm
Thickness	Thin	Thin	Thin
Petiole
Length	12–15 cm	20–24 cm	11.5–15.5 cm
Diameter	Greater	Smaller	Greater
Roots	Long, vigorous, dense; 8–17 cm	Short and sparse; 2–5 cm	Short and sparse; 3–8 cm
Distance between nodes of stems	1–3 cm	0.5–1 cm	5–5.5 cm