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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).