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Isoetes lacustris  L.

(not an active name)
Lake quillwort
Isoetes lacustris is a lycophyte that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Isoetes
Family: Isoetaceae  
Category: lycophyte  
PLANTS group:Quillwort
Jepson eFlora section: lycophyte

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSIsoetes hieroglyphica
ICPNIsoetes occidentalis
Information about  Isoetes lacustris from other sources
USDA PLANTS Profile (ISLA)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/02/2024).