Isoëtes acadiensis
Canad. J. Bot. 59: 2592. 1981.
Common names: Acadian quillwort
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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Plants aquatic, submerged. Rootstock nearly globose 2 (–3) -lobed. Leaves evergreen, olive green to reddish-brown, pale toward base, spirally arranged, to 20 cm, pliant, gradually tapering to tip. Velum covering less than 1/2 of sporangium. Sporangium wall brown-streaked. Megaspores white, 400-650 μm diam., rugulate to reticulate with ridges having rounded or smooth crests; girdle smooth. Microspores gray in mass, 25–35 μm, spinulose. 2n = 44.
Phenology: Spores mature in late summer.
Habitat: Emergent or in shalow water of slightly acid lakes, ponds, and streams
Distribution
N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Mass., Maine, N.H., N.Y.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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