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Isoetes ×brittonii
Scientific Name: Isoetes ×brittonii
Family: Isoetaceae
Category: Quillwort
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Isoetes × brittonii
Isoetes × brittonii, commonly known as Britton's Quillwort, is a hybrid species within the quillwort genus (Isoetes).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Isoetes × brittonii D.F. Brunt. & W.C. Taylor
- Rank: Hybrid
- Family: Isoetaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Synonyms: Isoetes echinospora var. brittonii Cockerell (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution and Habitat
- Isoetes × brittonii is found in the eastern United States.
- Its exact origin is currently unknown or undetermined.
- It is considered to be regularly occurring within its range.
Ecological Role
- Isoetes × brittonii is a naturally occurring hybrid between Isoetes engelmannii and Isoetes riparia.
Morphological Characteristics
- It has a graminoid (grass-like) growth habit.
Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Lycophyta
- Class: Isoetopsida
- Order: Isoetales
- Family: Isoetaceae
- Genus: Isoetes
Further Information
- Information can be found in The Plant List (version 1.1, record tro-26615399).
- Tropicos and IPCN databases may contain additional information.
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy also includes information on this species.
- Encyclopedia of Life also holds information on Isoetes and the Isoetaceae family.
- Wikimedia Commons hosts images, including a distribution map (File:Isoetes brittonii nymap.svg).