Isoetes australis is quillwort (in the family, Isoetaceae) and was first described in 1943 by Samuel Williams.[1][2]
| Isoetes australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Isoetales |
| Family: | Isoetaceae |
| Genus: | Isoetes |
| Species: | I. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Isoetes australis S.Williams[1]
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It is endemic to south-west Western Australia,[3] where it is found in ephemeral pools on granite outcrops.[4] 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).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Isoetes australis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Samuel Williams (1944). "I.—On Isoetes australis S. Williams, a New Species from Western Australia. Part I. General Morphology". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B: Biology. 62 (01): 1–8. doi:10.1017/S0080455X00011747. ISSN 0080-455X. Wikidata Q54800938.
- ^ "Isoetes australis S.Williams | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b R.J. Chinnock (20 February 2020). "Isoetes australis". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. Retrieved 28 June 2022.