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Isoetes maritima

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Maritime Quillwort

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133966

Element CodePPISO01100

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumLycophyta

ClassIsoetopsida

OrderIsoetales

FamilyIsoetaceae

GenusIsoetes

Other Common Names

coastal quillwort (EN) Isoète maritime (FR) maritime quillwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2011-11-01

Change Date2000-01-18

Edition Date2000-01-18

Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (2000)

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Locally abundant plant of northwestern Pacific Coast from Alaska to Washington, and disjunctly in Alberta and the Yukon.

Range Extent Comments

Western North America, from Alaska to Washington State, inland disjunctly to Alberta and the Yukon.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S1	Yes
Yukon Territory	S3	Yes

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Washington	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	33,146
Sarkar	Tongass National Forest	51,908

References (2)

Brunton, D.F., and D.M. Britton. 1999b. Maritime quillwort, <i>Isoetes maritima</i> (Isoetaceae), in the Yukon Territory. Canadian Field-Naturalist 113(4): 641-645.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.