✿Isoetaceae · Isoetes
Quillwort
Isoetes coromandeliana
Herb-Aquatic
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Found in India
- Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
How to identify Quillwort
Identify Quillwort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-aquatic habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Grass-like aquatic quillwort with a bulbous base.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Isoetaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Quillwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Isoetes coromandeliana
- Genus
- Isoetes
- Family
- Isoetaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Conservation status
- Rare (R)
About Quillwort
Quillwort (Isoetes coromandeliana) belongs to the Isoetaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Botanical family
Isoetaceae
Quillwort Family
Quillwort belongs to the Isoetaceae family.
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