A small aquatic or semi-aquatic plant with needle-like leaves that resemble an awl (a pointed tool).
From 'awl' (a pointed tool) + 'wort' (Old English for plant). The compound emerged in botanical Latin to describe plants with sharp, awl-shaped leaves characteristic of certain Subularia species.
Awlwort is a 'living fossil' plant that thrives in cold mountain streams and Arctic regions—it's been around for millions of years with barely any change, making it a time capsule of plant evolution.
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