Isoetes taiwanensis
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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
- ^ a b Template:IUCN
- ^ 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.
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