PLANTS Profile for Isoetes engelmannii (Appalachian quillwort)

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Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun
Appalachian quillwort

Symbol:

ISEN

Group:

Quillwort

Family:

Isoetaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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W. Carl Taylor. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

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Synonyms:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

ISENG2

Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun var. gracilis Engelm.

Distribution:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

View 1 genera in Isoetaceae, 48 species in Isoetes

Classification:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
Class	Lycopodiopsida
Order	Isoetales
Family	Isoetaceae – Quillwort family
Genus	Isoetes L. – quillwort
Species	Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun – Appalachian quillwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Appalachian quillwort		Endangered
Michigan:
Appalachian quillwort		Endangered
Ohio:
Appalachian quillwort		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Engelmann's quillwort		Special Concern
Vermont:
Engelmann's quillwort		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Isoetes engelmannii A. Braun

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17127.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 10:58 PM MDT