Lycophytes: Isoetales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Isoetes valida
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Isoetes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isoetes valida
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Isoetes caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 005-01-002?:
Isoetes engelmannii
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isoetes engelmannii var. caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Quillwort, Carolina Quillwort, Strong Quillwort
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Peter Schafran psc_val2
Scanning electron micrograph of megaspore proximal surface at 100X.
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Peter Schafran psc_val1
November Adams County PA
Michaux State Forest
Scanning electron micrograph of megaspore distal & equatorial surfaces at 100X.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Isoetes valida
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Isoetes valida
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Isoetes caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 005-01-002?:
Isoetes engelmannii
FAMILY
Isoetaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isoetes engelmannii var. caroliniana
4242
Fern/Fern ally; Emergent aquatic (rooted)
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in NC Mountains, rare in GA & SC
Look for it in bogs (growing in Sphagnum), pools, ponds, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Leaves whorled, at least at maturity
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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