Isoetid

Isoetids are aquatic plants or wetland plants named for their superficial similarity to the quillworts, Isoetes. They occur in wetlands and on shorelines with low nutrient availability.^[1] Owing to their slow growth rates, they are also often found in areas with low rates of sediment deposition.^[2] Many have evergreen leaves, and CAM photosynthesis.^[3] Often they are exposed during periods of low water. Common examples include Lobelia dortmanna and Eriocaulon aquaticum.

Lobelia dortmanna

Eriocaulon aquaticum

References[edit]

^ Keddy, P.A. (2010). Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. p. 26.
^ Pearsall, W. H. (1920). The aquatic vegetation of the English Lakes. Journal of Ecology, 8, 163–201.
^ Boston, H. L. (1986). A discussion of the adaptation for carbon acquisition in relation to the growth strategy of aquatic isoetids. Aquatic Botany, 26, 259–70.

[1] Keddy, P.A. (2010). Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. p. 26.

[2] Pearsall, W. H. (1920). The aquatic vegetation of the English Lakes. Journal of Ecology, 8, 163–201.

[3] Boston, H. L. (1986). A discussion of the adaptation for carbon acquisition in relation to the growth strategy of aquatic isoetids. Aquatic Botany, 26, 259–70.

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