Isoetes howellii
Appearance
Isoetes howellii | |
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Scientific classification![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Lycophytes |
Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
Order: | Isoetales |
Family: | Isoetaceae |
Genus: | Isoetes |
Species: | I. howellii
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Binomial name | |
Isoetes howellii | |
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Isoetes howellii,orHowell's quillwort,is a species ofquillwort,a type oflycophyte.It is anaquatic plantnative to North America.
Distribution
[edit]Isotes howelii is found in western North America and grows in wet habitats such asvernal pools.
Description
[edit]It produces 5 to 28 pointed, cylindrical, bright green leaves that can reach 30 centimeters in length. The velum covers roughly one third of the sphericalsporangia,which is 6 millimeters long. The ligule is in the shape of an elongated triangle. The megaspores are 420 to 610 micrometers in diameter. The coarse microspores are 25 to 30 micrometers long.[1]It is closely related toI. melanopodaand was first thought to be a variation of that species.
References
[edit]- ^Cody, William; Britton, Donald (1989).Ferns and Fern Allies of Canada.Agriculture Canada.
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