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Isoetes howellii
Isoetes howellii Engelm.
Howell's Quillwort
Isoetaceae (Quillwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ISHO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Apr - Aug.
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MT , OR , UT , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Wet depressions, vernal pools, lake margins.
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 howellii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Isoetes howellii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Isoetes howellii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-02Research By: CBR