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Isoetes occidentalis
Isoetes occidentalis L.F. Hend.
Western Quillwort
Isoetaceae (Quillwort family)
Synonym(s): Isoetes flettii, Isoetes lacustris ssp. paupercula, Isoetes lacustris var. paupercula, Isoetes paupercula, Isoetes piperi
USDA Symbol: ISOC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Jul - Aug.
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Aquatic in lakes.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Isoetes occidentalis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Isoetes occidentalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Isoetes occidentalis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR