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Isoëtes brevicula
Isoetes brevicula is a tiny quillwort, a fern ally, native to Western Australia where it grows submerged in rock pools on granite outcrops. It is essentially a wild aquatic species and not cultivated as a garden plant, so care depends on keeping seasonal pools intact.
Isoetes brevicula is a quillwort species native to Western Australia. It is a cormous, perennial, herb or (fern ally), to 1 cm (0.39 in) high, stock 3-lobed; leaves 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long; mature megaspores greyish white when dry. Submerged in rock pools on granitic outcrops.
Isoetes acadiensis · Isoetes alpina · Appalachian Quillwort · Isoetes araucaniana · Isoetes australis · Isoetes bolanderi · Isoetes butleri · Isoetes capensis · Isoetes caroliniana · Isoetes × eatonii · Isoetes echinospora · Isoetes ecuadoriensis
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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.
