Isoetes tuckermanii (Tuckerman's quillwort) is a tetraploid species of quillwort in the Isoetaceae family. It can be found in shallow water in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and south through the New England states to Maryland. It bears 10 to 45 long bright green to yellow green leaves that are 4 to 25 centimeters long, usually erect, but sometimes recurved. The velum covers one fourth or less of the sporangium, which is usually unspotted, 5 millimeters... (Wikipedia)