Isoetaceae
Appalachian quillwort
Isoetes engelmannii
- Family
- Isoetaceae
- Genus
- Isoetes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- إسويط أنغلماني
- English
- Appalachian quillwort
Synonyms
- Calamaria engelmannii (A.Braun) Kuntze
- Isoetes engelmannii var. engelmannii
- Isoetes engelmannii var. gracilis Engelm.
- Isoetes fairbrothersii J.D.Montgom. & W.C.Taylor
- Isoetes lacustris var. microspora Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.