Pilularia minuta

Pilularia minuta
P. minuta photographed in Morocco
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Salviniales
Family:	Marsileaceae
Genus:	Pilularia
Species:	P. minuta
Binomial name
Pilularia minuta Durieu
Synonyms[2]
Calamistrum minutum Kuntze Pilularia globulifera subsp. minuta (Durieu) Bonnier & Layens

Pilularia minuta is a species of fern in the family Marsileaceae. It is an ephemeral species that relies on seasonal flooding. Though widely distributed across the Mediterranean basin, it is considered an endangered species due to habitat fragmentation.