Isoetes histrix

(Isoetes histrix)

Description

Isoetes histrix (land quillword) is an aquatic pteridophyte native to the Mediterranean region, northwestern Africa, and the coasts of western Europe northwest to Cornwall. It occurs mainly in temporarily wet habitats, otherwise called vernal pools.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Lycopodiopsida

Order:Isoetales

Family:Isoetaceae

Genus:Isoetes

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