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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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  2. Species Profile for Louisiana quillwort (Isoetes louisianensis)

Louisiana quillwort (Isoetes louisianensis)

Federal Register | Recovery | Critical Habitat | Conservation Plans | Petitions | Life History

Taxonomy:

View taxonomy in ITIS

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

Isoetes louisianensis is a small, semi-aquatic, facultative evergreen plant with spirally-arranged leaves (sporophylls) arising from a globose, two-lobed corm. The pliant, hollow leaves are transversely septate and measure 2-3 mm (0.12 in.) wide and up to 40 cm (16.0 in.) long. Spore-containing structures (sporangia) are embedded in the pale, broadened bases of the leaves. Kral (1983) has suggested that aquatic quillwort leaves may vary in length depending upon water depth.

  • States/US Territories in which the Louisiana quillwort, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi
  • US Counties in which the Louisiana quillwort, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
 
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
1992-10-28 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents
Date Citation Page Title
1992-10-28 00:00:00.0 57 FR 48741 48747 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Plant Isoetes louisianensis (Louisiana Quillwort); 57 FR 48741 48747
2010-04-09 00:00:00.0 75 FR 18233 18234 5-Year Status Reviews of 10 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
1995-09-27 00:00:00.0 60 FR 49854 49855 Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Louisiana Quillwort Fern for Review and Comment
1975-07-01 00:00:00.0 40 FR 27924 Review of Status of Vascular Plants
1983-11-28 00:00:00.0 48 FR 53640 53670 Supplement to Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as End. or Thr. Species; 48 FR 53640-53670
1990-02-21 00:00:00.0 55 FR 6184 6229 ETWP; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; Notice of Review; 55 FR 6184 6229
1985-09-27 00:00:00.0 50 FR 39526 39584 Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as End. or Thr. Species; Notice of Review; 50 FR 39526-39584
1991-10-21 00:00:00.0 56 FR 52500 52503 ETWP; Proposed Endangered Status for the Plant Isoetes louisianensis (Louisiana quillwort); 56 FR 52500 52503
1980-12-15 00:00:00.0 45 FR 82480 82569 Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species

» Recovery

Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
1996-09-30 Louisiana Quillwort View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
1995-09-27 60 FR 49854 49855 Notice of Availability of a Draft Recovery Plan for the Louisiana Quillwort Fern for Review and Comment
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.
2010-04-09 75 FR 18233 18234 5-Year Status Reviews of 10 Southeastern Species; Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Five Year Review
Date Title
2012-06-20 Louisiana quillwort (Isoetes louisianensis) 5-year Review: Summary and Evaluation

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Louisiana quillwort.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Louisiana quillwort.

» Petitions

» Life History

Other

Key morphological features that differentiate Isoetes taxa are megaspore ornamentation, texture, and size, and length of the velum (a membranous flap of tissue covering the sporangium). Megaspores are white and reticulate-cristate in texture with relatively thick proximal ridges; they measure 500 to 625 micrometers (approximately 0.02 in.) in diameter. Surface texture of the girdle (a narrow band along the distal side of the equatorial ridge encircling the megaspore) is obscure and not distinguishable from the overall texture of the spore. Microspores are light brown in mass and densely spinulose; they measure 25 to 35 micrometers (approximately 0.001 in.) in diameter. The velum in I. louisianensis covers less than one-half of the adaxial wall of the sporangium and the sporangial wall is brown-streaked. Biosystematic studies indicate that this species is a tetraploid (2n=44).

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