Biology:Isoetes muelleri

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Short description: Australian endemic species of quillwort

Isoetes muelleri
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Ephemeral swamp near Narran Lake NR
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Isoetales
Family: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species:
I. muelleri
Binomial name
Isoetes muelleri
A.Braun[1][2]
Synonyms[3]

Calamaria muelleri (A.Braun) Kuntze

Isoetes muelleri is a species of quillwort, a type of lycophyte. This generally apomictic aquatic plant is native to Australia .[4]

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread across all the states and territories of Australia,[4] growing in a wide range of habitats, from subalpine tarns, lakes and slow-moving streams where it is submerged throughout the year, to ephemeral swamps, and in hot and cold to climates.[4]

References

  1. "Isoetes muelleri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/. 
  2. Braun, A.K.H. (1868). "Über die australischen Arten der Gattung Isoetes". Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1868. pp. 541. 
  3. "Isoetes muelleri A.Braun". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67988-3. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 R.J.Chinnock, R.J. (2020). "Isoetes muelleri". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Isoetes%20muelleri. Retrieved 2020-07-02. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17023066 entry