Species: Isoetes occidentalis
Western Quillwort
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Lycophyta
Class
Isoetopsida
Order
Isoetales
Family
Isoetaceae
Genus
Isoetes
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
isoète de l'Ouest - western quillwort
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Ferns and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Lycophyta - Isoetopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae - Isoetes
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Aquatic plant, Isoetaceae.
Ecology Comments
From CNHP Wetland Guide 2012: Comments: Quillworts are intolerant of nutrient enrichment and can be an indicator of good water quality (Washington State Dept. of Ecology 2011). Plants are often washed ashore by wave action (Weber and Wittman 2012)
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1993-07-01
Global Status Last Changed
1993-07-01
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Alaska, British Columbia, and California, east to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.<br>