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Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun
shore quillwort

       
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Line Drawing of Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 52. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun

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Distribution:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun

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USA (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun

View 1 genera in Isoetaceae, 48 species in Isoetes or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun var. amesii (A.A. Eaton) Proctor. .
Isoetes riparia var. amesii
Ames' quillwort
Distribution of Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun var. riparia. .
Isoetes riparia var. riparia
shore quillwort
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex 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 riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun – shore quillwort
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex 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.

Maine:
shore quillwort              Possibly Extirpated
New Hampshire:
river bank quillwort              Threatened
New York:
quillwort              Endangered
Rhode Island:
river quillwort              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Isoetes riparia Engelm. ex A. Braun

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17140.

 
 
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