Pilularia americana A.Br.

American pillwort (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Salviniales > Marsileaceae > Pilularia

Characteristics

Plants forming dense clones. Leaves 1.6--10.2 cm, sparsely pubescent. Sporocarp stalks attached at base of leaf, 1--3 mm. Sporocarps globose, 1.6--2.7 mm diam., covered with matted hairs until mature; raphe minute, teeth lacking. Sori 4.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Pilularia americana world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:196789-2
WFO ID wfo-0001109032
COL ID 4HVPD
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Synonyms

Pilularia valdiviana Calamistrum mandonii Calamistrum americanum Pilularia mandonii Pilularia americana