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Accession Data:

Calamistrum globuliferum (L.) Kuntze

  • Common Name: Pillwort
  • Family: Marsileaceae Mirbel
  • Synonym(s): Pilularia globulifera L.

  • 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 petiole or a stigma, when the style is absent.">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 - marginal (no foliage)
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-14-2022
  • Restrictions:
    • 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
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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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 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:42:12 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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