pool sprite
noun1
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.
- Three newly listed species are granite outcrop endemics. They are pool sprite (Amphianthus pusillus) ^([sic]) and two quillworts […]1990 May 23, Thomas S. Patrick, “Recent additions to Georgia's protected plant list”, in Tipularia, volume 5, Georgia Botanical Society, page 9:
- Rather than allocating resources toward longevity, pool sprite directs its efforts towards rapid growth and speedy reproduction to survive in its ephemeral environment.2006, J. Phil Gibson, Plant Ecology, Chelsea House Publishers, →ISBN, page 18: