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Accession Data:

Pilularia globulifera L.

  • Common Name: Pillwort
  • Family: Marsileaceae Mirbel

  • Country of Origin: Europe
  • Habitat: Grows on the edge of seasonally fluctuating bodies of water

  • Description: Leaves to 2" long and 3/16" wide; sporocarps essentially sessile, 4-chambered, about 1/8" in diameter. Sometimes grown in pools or aquaria.
  • Culture: Grow moist or partially submerged in tubs. Prefers ph 6.
  • USDA Zone: 5b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199500116
  • Source: Harold Blazier - Ohio U.
  • Accession Date: 03-31-1995
  • Bench: 3204 - ORCH: Warm/Bright North
  • Qty: 4 confirmed on 09-01-2016
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Ferns
    • Class: Polypodiopsida
    • SubClass:
    • Order: Salviniales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Marsileaceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    References (internal):

    • Ferns & Fern Allies
    • Aquatic Plants

    References (external):

    data regenerated on Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:51:38 -0400

    Images:

    Pilularia globulifera

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    Current Accessions in the Marsileaceae

    • Marsilea drummondii
    • Marsilea quadrifolia
    • Marsilea schelpeana
    • Pilularia globulifera
    • Regnellidium diphyllum
    W/C = Wild Collected
    - indicates flowering in past 10 days
    - images available for this accession
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