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Isoetes taiwanensis

Isoëtes taiwanensis

Also called Taiwan Quillwort

Isoetes taiwanensis
Photo: Ianbu, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Isoetaceae (Isoet family)

About

Isoetes taiwanensis is a species of plant in the family Isoetaceae. It is endemic to Taiwan, and the only species of quillwort there. Isoetes taiwanensis can now only be found in Menghuan Pond in Taipei's Yangmingshan National Park.

Other Isoetes plants

Isoetes acadiensis · Isoetes alpina · Appalachian Quillwort · Isoetes araucaniana · Isoetes australis · Isoetes bolanderi · Isoetes brevicula · Isoetes butleri · Isoetes capensis · Isoetes caroliniana · Isoetes × eatonii · Isoetes echinospora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Isoetes taiwanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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