Isoetes alpina, the alpine quillwort, is an aquatic plant in the class Lycopodiopsida, endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]

Isoetes alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Isoetales
Family: Isoetaceae
Genus: Isoetes
Species:
I. alpina
Binomial name
Isoetes alpina
Kirk

Its main habitats are the bottom of lakes, rivers and streams, where it often forms extensive colonies in fine sediments or coarse sand.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Isoetes alpina Kirk, nzflora, retrieved 30 May 2019
  2. ^ Isoetes alpina, New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 30 May 2015, retrieved 30 May 2019