Species Details

Isoetes minima

Columbia quillwort

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Species Description:

Isoetes minima, commonly known as Columbia quillwort, is a perennial cormiferous herb in the Isoetaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Meadows and seeps, growing at elevations from 2190 to 2190 meters. Isoetes minima is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G1G2
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
added to 1B.1 on 2023-03-29
Add Date: 2023-03-29
Date Edited: 2024-11-05
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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