pool sprite

English

pool sprite (Gratiola amphiantha)

Noun

pool sprite (uncountable)

  1. A rare semiaquatic flowering plant of species Gratiola amphiantha (formerly classified as Amphianthus pusilla), endemic to vernal pools in granite outcrops of the southeastern United States.
    Synonym: snorkelwort
    • 1990 May, Thomas S. Patrick, “Recent additions to Georgia's protected plant list”, in Tipularia‎[1], volume 5, Georgia Botanical Society, page 9:
      Three newly listed species are granite outcrop endemics. They are pool sprite (Amphianthus pusillus) [sic] and two quillworts  […]
    • 2006, J. Phil Gibson, Plant Ecology‎[2], Chelsea House Publishers, →ISBN, page 18:
      Rather than allocating resources toward longevity, pool sprite directs its efforts towards rapid growth and speedy reproduction to survive in its ephemeral environment.

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