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Pillwort
Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Ferns

Pillwort

Pilularia globulifera L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPillwort
DutchPilvaren
Spanish—
Chinese线叶苹
Scientific namePilularia globulifera L.

About this species

Pilularia globulifera, or pillwort, is an unusual species of fern in the family Marsileaceae. It is native to western Europe, where it grows at the edges of lakes, ponds, ditches and marshes, on wet clay or clay-sand soil, sometimes in water up to 30 cm (12 in) deep.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassPolypodiopsida
OrderSalviniales
FamilyMarsileaceae
GenusPilularia

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