Pilularia globulifera

Common name

Pillwort

Pilularia globulifera

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Salviniales

Family

Marsileaceae

Genus

Pilularia

Species

globulifera

Geographic details

Habitat

Lake margin

Soil type

acidic

Distribution

scattered

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

small

Branched

No

Plant colour

mid-green

Habit

dense turf

Conservation status

Protected

Wikimedia Url

https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pilularia_globulifera

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

Yes

Fertile leaf shape

globose Sporocarp at base

Sterile leaf shape

filiform

Pinnae

no pinnae

Wintergreen

Yes

Spore details

Homospore

No

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

slender long

Rhizome position

creeping

Indusium details

Indusium present

No