Isoetes - Wikipedia
WEBIsoetes, commonly known as the quillworts, is a genus of lycopod. It is the only living genus in the family Isoetaceae and order Isoetales. There are currently 192 recognized species, [1] with a cosmopolitan distribution mostly in aquatic habitats but with the individual species often scarce to rare.
Isoetaceae - Wikipedia
WEBIsoetaceae is a family including living quillworts and comparable extinct herbaceous lycopsids (Tomiostrobus). References
Isoetes: The Quillworts
WEBNov 3, 2021 · Once touted as one of the most understudied plant groups, quillworts have received lots of new attention, and there is now ongoing research to understand the evolution, genomics, and phyiosology of these enigmatic plants. But there is …
Family: Isoetaceae — quillwort family - Go Botany
WEBFamily: Isoetaceae — quillwort family. Quillworts are perennial herbs that grow underwater or in very wet conditions. The leaves are slender, elongate, and 4-46 cm long. They are spirally arranged and grow from a fleshy, flattened, 2-3 …
Quillwort | Description, Taxonomy, Species, & Facts | Britannica
WEBQuillwort, family of about 250 species of seedless vascular plants of the order Isoetales. Quillworts are the only extant members of the order and are usually placed in a single genus. The plants are aquatic or semi-aquatic, and most are native to swampy, cooler parts of North America and Eurasia.
Isoetes - Basic Biology
WEBMay 31, 2015 · Quillworts are vascular plants within the division Lycophyta. They form a class of plants called Isoetopsida which includes a single family called Isoetaceae. They are closely related to spikemosses and clubmosses. The Isoetes have an ancient evolution dating back to over 400 million years ago.
Phylogeny of Merlin’s grass (Isoetaceae): revealing an
WEBMar 16, 2022 · Merlin’s grass (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycopsida), is the extant remnant of the isoetalean wood-producing lycopsids that originated during the Paleozoic, possibly in aquatic or boggy habitats. Modern day species are aquatic, semi-aquatic or terrestrial and occur almost worldwide.
Isoetes L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
WEBFirst published in Sp. Pl.: 1100 (1753) This genus is accepted. The native range of this genus is Cosmopolitan. Taxonomy. Images. General information. Distribution. Synonyms. Accepted Species.
Isoetaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBThe Isoetaceae consist of (usually) aquatic or terrestrial, perennial herbs. The roots are adventitious and endogenous from lower grooves in the stem and branch dichotomously (dichopodial).
Isoetes - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WEBIsoetes is characterized by a short, squat stem (usually less than a few centimeters long) that produces helically arranged, monarch roots from the lower surface and elongated, ligulate leaves in a dense rosette from the upper portion. Both micro- and megasporangia are produced on the same plant.