Acadian Quillwort (Isoetes acadiensis)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Isoetaceae
State: MA, ME, NB, NF, NH, NJ, NS
Nature Serve ID: 137101
Lifeform: Graminoid
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Isoetes acadiensis, Acadian quillwort, grows in shallow, slightly acidic, slow moving lakes and streams in the North-Eastern USA and Eastern Canada. It has skinny, narrow leaves that grow up to about 8 inches long. Acadian quillwort produces spores, not seeds, on a whorl of specialized leaves at the base of the plant that have a net-like texture on their surface. Acadian quillwort is of conservation concern because it is known from only 26 sites. Because of this is considered Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List Standards. (NatureServe 2017, New England Wildflower Society, 2017, Smith 2016).

Where is Acadian Quillwort (Isoetes acadiensis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Acadian Quillwort can be found in Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia

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Assigned 06/09/17

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Acadian Quillwort (Isoetes acadiensis) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Isoetes acadiensis
Authority	Kott
Family	Isoetaceae
CPC Number	44906
ITIS	503211
USDA	ISAC
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Acadian quillqort
Associated Scientific Names	Isoetes acadiensis
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Massachusetts	S1
Maine	S2
New Brunswick	S2S3
Newfoundland	S1
New Hampshire	SNR
New Jersey	SNR
Nova Scotia	S3

Ecological Relationships

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