2653

Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas

Documented growing wild in - NC SC

Rare (an endemic)

Look for it in woodland streams, per Weakley's Flora

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...Wet

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Leaves whorled, at least at maturity

FRUIT:
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 p370

Lycophytes: Isoetales

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isoetes virginica   FAMILY Isoetaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Isoetes virginica

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 005-01-001?:
Isoetes melanopoda   FAMILY Isoetaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Isoetes virginica