Biology:Isoetes olympica

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Short description: Western Asian species of quillwort

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

Isoetes olympica, the Olympic quillwort, is a lycophyte in the family Isoetaceae. The IUCN has classified the species as critically endangered.[1] It was named by Alexander Braun in 1867.[2]

Distribution

The species is native to Turkey and Syria.[1][3][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17023063 entry