Isoetes taiwanensis

Isoetes taiwanensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Lycopodiophyta
Class:	Isoetopsida
Order:	Isoetales
Family:	Isoetaceae
Genus:	Isoetes
Species:	I. taiwanensis
Binomial name
	Isoetes taiwanensis; De Vol

Isoetes taiwanensis is a species of plant in the Isoetaceae family. It is endemic to Taiwan, and the only species of quillwort there. As other quillworts, it is a relatively small species, with erect leaves 7–24 cm (2.8–9.4 in) high. It grows in shallow ponds, submersed most of the year.^[2] IUCN considers it critically endangered because of habitat loss.^[1]

References

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^ Devol, Charles E. (1994). "Isoetaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 58–59. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 8 September 2012. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

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[2] Devol, Charles E. (1994). "Isoetaceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng (ed.). Flora of Taiwan. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. pp. 58–59. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 8 September 2012. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)

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