Species Details

Isoetes minima

Columbia quillwort

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Scientific Name:
Isoetes minima A. A. Eaton
Common Name:
Columbia quillwort
Family: Isoetaceae
Element Code: PPISO01081
USDA Plants Symbol: ISMI4
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial cormiferous herb
Blooming Period: Jun
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Elevation:
2190 - 2190 meters
7185 - 7185 feet
General Habitats:
  • Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Vernally Mesic
Notes:
Field work needed (population size and extent, site quality and threats, vegetation and associated species, search for more occurrences).
Threats:
Possibly threatened by grazing and trampling.
Taxonomy:
Previously confused with I. howellii; mature female spores (megaspores) distinctive in being densely tuberculate and with a row of spinules along the equatorial ridge.
Total Occurrences: 1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 1
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 1
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Modoc (MOD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Mt. Bidwell (4112082)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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