Definition of Quillwort. Meaning of Quillwort. Synonyms of Quillwort

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Definition of Quillwort

Quillwort
Quillwort Quill"wort`, n. (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Isoetes, cryptogamous plants with a cluster of elongated four-tubed rushlike leaves, rising from a corm, and containing spores in their enlarged and excavated bases. There are about seventeen American species, usually growing in the mud under still, shallow water. So called from the shape of the shape of the leaves.

Meaning of Quillwort from wikipedia

- Isoetes, commonly known as the quillworts, is a genus of lycopod. It is the only living genus in the family Isoetaceae and order Isoetales. As of 2016[update]...
- Isoetes butleri, commonly known as limestone quillwort, is a species of plant in the quillwort family, a member of the lycophytes. It is native to the...
- Isoetes lacustris, the lake quillwort or Merlin's gr****, is a boreal quillwort native on both sides of the northern Atlantic Ocean. In Europe, it is distributed...
- Appalachian quillwort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Isoetes appalachiana, native to the eastern United States Isoetes engelmannii...
- belonging to the quillworts in the family Isoetaceae. Its common names include: black-footed quillwort, midland quillwort, and prairie quillwort. Isoetes melanopoda...
- louisianensis, the Louisiana quillwort, is a small, gr****-like aquatic plant of the family Isoetaceae. It is "one of the rarest quillworts in North America." It...
- Isoetes × eatonii, or Eaton's quillwort, is a hybrid between I. engelmannii and I. tenella. It can be found in ponds and slow moving rivers in Canada...
- 140-150 living species, all of which are classified in the genus Isoetes (quillworts), with a cosmopolitan distribution, but often scarce to rare. Living species...
- Isoetes maritima, the maritime quillwort, is a quillwort in the Isoetaceae family. It is native to Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington state. It...
- Isoetes bolanderi, or Bolander's quillwort, is a species of quillwort, a type of lycophyte. This aquatic plant is native to high altitude regions of the...