Isoetes alpina, the alpine quillwort, is an aquatic plant in the class Lycopodiopsida, endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Isoetes alpina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Lycophytes |
Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
Order: | Isoetales |
Family: | Isoetaceae |
Genus: | Isoetes |
Species: | I. alpina
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Binomial name | |
Isoetes alpina Kirk
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Its main habitats are the bottom of lakes, rivers and streams, where it often forms extensive colonies in fine sediments or coarse sand.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Isoetes alpina Kirk, nzflora, retrieved 30 May 2019
- ^ Isoetes alpina, New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 30 May 2015, retrieved 30 May 2019