Pilularia globulifera L.
(Pillwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
FamilyMARSILEACEAE (pillworts)
OrderSALVINALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort) :
1: Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
28 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY88 50° 40’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Masses of plants in, and beside, shallow pools
Image 1: Colony - close-upImage 2: Colony - close-up (2)Image 3: Colony - close-up (3)Image 4: Colony - close-up (4)Image 5: Colony - close-up (5)Image 6: Colony - close-up (6)Image 7: Colony - close-up (7)Image 8: Colony - close-up (8)Image 9: Large colony in shallow poolImage 10: Large colony in shallow pool (2)Image 11: Large colony in shallow pool (3)Image 12: Large colony in shallow pool (4)
2: Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: MegasporesImage 2: Megaspores (2)Image 3: Plant - side view
3: Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
14 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Image 1: Fertile leafImage 2: Fertile leaf (2)Image 3: Plant clump - from aboveImage 4: Plant clump - from sideImage 5: Plant fragmentImage 6: Plant fragment (2)Image 7: Plant fragment (3)Image 8: Plant fragment (4)Image 9: Shoot tipImage 10: Shoot tip - close-upImage 11: Shoot tip - close-up (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Abrahams, C. 2005 The ecology and management of drawdown zones British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 395-402.
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pilularia globulifera (Pillwort)
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