Isoetes olympica, the Olympic quillwort, is a lycophyte in the family Isoetaceae. The IUCN has classified the species as critically endangered.[1] It was named by Alexander Braun in 1867.[2]

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

Distribution edit

The species is native to Turkey and Syria.[1][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Daoud-Bouattour, A.; Gammar-Ghrabi, Z.; Limam-Ben Saad, S.; Muller, S.D. (2010). "Isoetes olympica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T164351A5837032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T164351A5837032.en. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Isoetes olympica A.Braun". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. ^ "Isoetes olympica A.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. ^ "Isoetes". ww2.odu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.