Isoetaceae
Spiny-spore quillwort
Isoetes tenella
- Family
- Isoetaceae
- Genus
- Isoetes
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Isoetes tenellaIsoetaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spiny-spore quillwort
Synonyms
- Isoetes muricata var. hesparia C.F.Reed
- Isoetes tenella f. lativelata (Iversen) Rothm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.