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Isoetes butleri

Isoetes butleri Engelm.

butler’s quillwort

Isoetes butleri (Butler’s Quillwort)
Image ID: 15036
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ISBU
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Isoetes butleri
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ISOET
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Isoetes
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Quillwort
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 300 species, cosmopolitan in distribution.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: Hybrids are possible between many combinations of species.
GENUS REFERENCES: Taylor et al. in FNA (1993b); Hoot, Napier, & Taylor (2004); Boom (1982); Kott & Britton (1983); Brunton & Britton (1996a, 1996b, 1997, 1998, 1999); Caplen & Werth (2000a, 2000b); Musselman & Knepper (1994); Musselman, Bray, & Knepper (1996, 1997); Musselman et al. (1995); Musselman, Taylor, & Bray (2001); Musselman (2001)=Z; Jermy in Kramer & Green (1990).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ISOETA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Isoetaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Reichenbach 1828
FAMILY COMMON: Quillwort Family, Merlin's-grass Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of a single genus and about 300 species.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Jermy in Kramer & Green (1990).

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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ISBU
USDA Common Name: Limestone Quillwort
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, GA, IL, KS, KY, MO, OK, TN, TX)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL FACW OBL OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Isoetes butleri
COMMON NAME: Butler's Quillwort
SYNONYMY: [= Ar, C, F, FNA, G, Il, K, S, Tn, Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun.
HABITAT: Seepage areas on calcareous glades.
COMMENTS: Occurs in calcareous areas of the Midwest, extending east to c. TN, nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), and n. AL. A diploid species (2n=22), genotype=BB.
RANGE MAP: Isoetes butleri.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Isoetaceae Reichenbach 1828 (Quillwort Family, Merlin's-grass Family)
SUMMARY: A family of a single genus and about 300 species.
REFERENCE: Jermy in Kramer & Green (1990).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Isoetes L. (Quillwort)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 300 species, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Taylor et al. in FNA (1993b); Hoot, Napier, & Taylor (2004); Boom (1982); Kott & Britton (1983); Brunton & Britton (1996a, 1996b, 1997, 1998, 1999); Caplen & Werth (2000a, 2000b); Musselman & Knepper (1994); Musselman, Bray, & Knepper (1996, 1997); Musselman et al. (1995); Musselman, Taylor, & Bray (2001); Musselman (2001)=Z; Jermy in Kramer & Green (1990).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Isoetes butleri in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Isoetes butleri in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Isoetes butleri in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Isoetes butleri in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Isoetes butleri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Isoetes butleri

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 15036 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 15036 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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