Orcutt'S Quillwort

(Isoetes orcuttii)

Description

Isoetes orcuttii is a vascular plant species which was described by Amos Eaton . Isoetes orcuttii included in the genus quillworts and family Isoetaceae . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life .

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Lycopodiophyta

Class: Lycopodiopsida

Order:Isoetales

Family:Isoetaceae

Genus:Isoetes

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