2590

Fern/Fern ally; Emergent aquatic (rooted)
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Look for it in seepages, small woodland streams, ephemeral wetlands, backwaters, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Leaves whorled, at least at maturity

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p367

Lycophytes: Isoetales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Isoetes appalachiana   FAMILY Isoetaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isoetes appalachiana   FAMILY Isoetaceae

LESS THAN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 005-01-002?:
Isoetes engelmannii   FAMILY Isoetaceae

LESS THAN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Isoetes engelmannii var. engelmannii

GREATER THAN Isoetes engelmannii var. georgiana