Accession Data:
Calamistrum globuliferum (L.) Kuntze
- 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.
Syn. Pilularia globulifera
- 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: 3102 - FERN:East Wall-North
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-18-2019
- Restrictions:
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
Classification:
- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Polypodiidae
- Order: Salviniales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Marsileaceae
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Denmark / Finland / Great Britain / Ireland / Norway / Sweden / Belgium / Czechoslovakia / Germany / Netherlands / Poland / Switzerland / France / Portugal / Spain / Italy / Yugoslavia / Central European Russia / East European Russia / North European Russia / South European Russia / Northwest European Russia
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, September 25, 2017.
data regenerated on Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:21:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Current Accessions in the Marsileaceae
- Calamistrum globuliferum
- Marsilea drummondii
- Marsilea quadrifolia
- Marsilea schelpeana
- Regnellidium diphyllum
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