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Isoetes alpina

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New Zealand endemic species of quillwort

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

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

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
Taxon identifiers
Isoëtes alpina


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