Isoetes alpina

Isoetes alpina, the alpine quillwort, is an aquatic plant in the class Lycopodiopsida, endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

Isoetes alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Isoetales
Family: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species:
I. alpina
Binomial name
Isoetes alpina
Kirk

Its main habitats are the bottom of lakes, rivers and streams, where it often forms extensive colonies in fine sediments or coarse sand.

References

  1. Isoetes alpina Kirk, nzflora, retrieved 30 May 2019
  2. Isoetes alpina, New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 30 May 2015, retrieved 30 May 2019


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