Isoetes

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Isoetes is a genus of small, aquatic or semi-aquatic vascular plants commonly known as quillworts, characterized by grass-like leaves and spore-bearing structures at their bases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
vascular plant genus
adaptation ability to grow in drawdown zones
ability to grow submerged
tolerance to low-nutrient waters
chromosomeType frequent polyploidy
class Isoetopsida NERFINISHED
commonName quillworts
conservationStatus many species locally rare or threatened
describedAs living fossil lycophyte lineage
distribution cosmopolitan
division Lycopodiophyta NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole aquatic primary producer
substrate stabilizer in aquatic sediments
family Isoetaceae NERFINISHED
foundInContinent Africa NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
Australia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
foundInRegion Arctic regions NERFINISHED
temperate regions
tropical regions
habitat lakes
ponds
seasonally wet soils
slow-moving streams
wetlands
is heterosporous lycophyte
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement rosette of leaves from corm
leafMorphology grass-like leaves
lifeForm aquatic plant
semi-aquatic plant
numberOfDescribedSpecies over 150 species
order Isoetales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3 photosynthesis
pollinationMode water-dispersed spores
reproductiveStructure sporangia at leaf bases
reproductiveType spore-bearing plant
rootSystem adventitious roots from corm
corm-like stem
sporangiaPosition embedded at leaf bases
sporangiaProtection covered by velum
sporeType megaspores
microspores
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Isoetes lacustris NERFINISHED
usedIn paleoclimate and evolutionary studies

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Isoetales typeGenus Isoetes