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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: 3319 - NEOB: West Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 4 confirmed on 03-14-2018
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

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

    References (internal):

    • Ferns & Fern Allies
    • Aquatic Plants
    • 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):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, September 25, 2017.

    data regenerated on Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:53:44 -0400

    Images:

    Calamistrum globuliferum

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    Current Accessions in the Marsileaceae

    • Calamistrum globuliferum
    • Marsilea drummondii
    • Marsilea quadrifolia
    • Marsilea schelpeana
    • Regnellidium diphyllum
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 10 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
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