Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isoetes sp.

Family Name

ISOETACEAE

Common Name

Maxwell River Quillwort

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Small, aquatic fern ally with stout, backward-curving leaves, less than 6cm long. At present, has not been taxonomically described.

Municipalities

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagation techniques unknown. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Isoetes sp. nova “Maxwell River” differs from other Isoetes species because the covering over the spore capsules (sori) lacks the thin veil that the others have, and the spores are arranged distinctively.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Flat alkaline pans in the lowlands of the South West.