Isoetes hyemalis (Evergreen Quillwort)

Overview

Threatened

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Evergreen Quillwort, Evergreenquillwort, Winter Quillwort

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Graminoid

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Lycophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Lycophytae () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Class: Lycopsida ()
        Order: Isoetales () - Prantl, 1874
        Family: Isoetaceae () - Reichenbach F., 1828
        Genus: Isoetes () - Linnaeus
        Specific epithet: hyemalis - D.F.Brunt.
        Botanical name: - Isoetes hyemalis D.F.Brunt.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Isoetes

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 342 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

I. abyssinica · I. acadiensis (Acadian Quillwort) · I. adspersa · I. aequinoctialis · I. alata · I. alcalophila · I. alpina · I. alpinus · I. alstonii · I. altonharvillii · I. amazonica · I. amesii · I. anatolica · I. andicola · I. andicola var. gemmifera · I. andina · I. appalachiana (Appalachian Quillwort) · I. araucaniana · I. asiatica · I. asturicense · I. attenuata · I. australis · I. azorica · I. baculata · I. baetica · I. biafrana · I. bilaspurensis · I. bischlerae · I. bolanderi (Bolander's Quillwort) · I. bolanderi pygmaea · I. bolanderi var. bolanderi (Bolander's Quillwort) · I. bolanderi var. parryi · I. bolanderi var. sonnei · I. boliviensis · I. boomii (Boom's Quillwort) · I. boryana · I. boryana var. lereschii · I. boyacensis · I. bradei · I. brasiliensis · I. braunii · I. braunii f. astoma · I. braunii f. oligostoma · I. braunii f. polystoma · I. braunii f. robusta · I. braunii var. maritima · I. brevicula · I. brittonii (Britton's Quillwort) · I. brochoni · I. brochonii · I. bruntonii · I. butleri (Limestone Quillwort) · I. canadensis · I. capensis · I. carltaylorii · I. caroli · I. chaetureti · I. chapmani · I. choffati · I. chubutiana · I. clavata · I. cleefii · I. colombiana · I. coreana · I. coromandelina · I. coromandelina brachyglossa · I. coromandelina coromandelina · I. coromandelina macrotuberculata · I. coromandelina subsp. macrotuberculata · I. cristata · I. cubana · I. delilei · I. dichotoma · I. dispora · I. divyadarshanii · I. dixitei · I. dodgei (Dodge's Quillwort) · I. dodgei var. robbinsii · I. drummondii · I. drummondii anomala · I. drummondii drummondii · I. drummondii subsp. anomala · I. drummondii subsp. drummondii · I. dubia · I. duriaei · I. duriei · I. durieui · I. eatonii (Eaton's Quillwort) · I. echinospora · I. echinospora asiatica · I. echinospora braunii · I. echinospora Durieu var. echinospora Durieu (Spiny-Spored Quillwort) · I. echinospora f. astoma · I. echinospora f. maritima · I. echinospora f. oligostoma · I. echinospora f. polystoma · I. echinospora f. robusta · I. echinospora flettii · I. echinospora maritima · I. echinospora muricata

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 28, 2007.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics: Herbarium (UNA)
USDA PLANTS: USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2671394
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-507545
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:304508-2
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 507545
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 17563790
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PPISO01180
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ISHY
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 44550