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Isoëtes australis
Also called Australian Quillwort
Isoetes australis is an Australian quillwort, a small aquatic fern ally that grows in seasonal pools on granite outcrops in south-west Western Australia. It grows in winter when pools fill and dies back as they dry in late spring and summer.
Isoetes australis is quillwort (in the family, Isoetaceae) and was first described in 1943 by Samuel Williams.
It is endemic to south-west Western Australia, where it is found in ephemeral pools on granite outcrops. The plants begin to grow during winter when the pools fill with water and die back completely when the water dries up (late spring / summer).
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
