Bolander's quillwort
Isoetes bolanderi
Summary 2
Isoetes bolanderi is a species of quillwort, a type of lycopod. Its common name is Bolander's quillwort. This is a "primitive" aquatic plant native to western North America which grows almost entirely underwater in lakes and other water bodies. It grows from a corm-like stem which remains buried in the mud, producing pointed, cylindrical leaves approaching 20 centimeters in maximum length. It reproduces via spherical sporangia.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
