Biology:Isoetes alpina

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Short description: New Zealand endemic species of quillwort

Isoetes alpina
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Isoetales
Family: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species:
I. alpina
Binomial name
Isoetes alpina
Kirk

Isoetes alpina, the alpine quillwort, is an aquatic plant in the class Lycopodiopsida, endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q17257152 entry