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Isoetes flaccida var. alata
Isoetes flaccida Shuttlw. ex A. Braun var. alata N.E. Pfeiffer
Florida Quillwort, Southern Quillwort
Isoetaceae (Quillwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ISFLA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Jun - Aug.
Distribution
USA: FL , GANative Habitat: Emergent or in shallow water of lakes, ponds, streams, ditches and marshes.
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Isoetes flaccida var. alata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Isoetes flaccida var. alata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Isoetes flaccida var. alata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR