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Isoetes lacustris

Common Quillwort, Isoète Lacustre
Other regional names: Lake Quillwort +1 more
  • Lake Quillwort
  • Quillwort
Also known as: Calamaria lacustris (L.) Kuntze +19 more
  • Calamaria lacustris (L.) Kuntze
  • Calamaria setacea (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Isoetes atrovirens Th.Fr.
  • Isoetes echinospora subsp. brittonii Cockerell
  • Isoetes hieroglyphica A.A.Eaton
  • Isoetes lacustris Bertero
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. abbreviata Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. arvernensis Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. brochonii (Motelay) R.C.V.Douin
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. cambrica Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. editorum Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. errabunda Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. hieroglyphica (A.A.Eaton) Taylor & Luebke
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. lacustris
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. lamottei Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. langei Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. latifolia Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. noltei Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. obscura Gand.
  • Isoetes lacustris subsp. pervaga Gand.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Isoetaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.

Isoetes lacustris (commonly known as Common Quillwort or Isoète Lacustre) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial within the Isoetaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Irkutsk, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Siberia, Wisconsin

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