Isoetes butleri Engelmann. Common name: Butler's Quillwort. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Seepage areas on calcareous glades, sometimes also in seepage on non-calcareous rocks. Distribution: KY, IL, MO and e. KS south to e. TX and c. and nc. TX; disjunct eastwards in sc. KY, c. TN, n. GA and n. and c. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species (2n=22), genotype=BB.
Other Comments: See Taylor, O'Kennon, & Rehman (2012) for detailed information on this species in Texas.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA2, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO, S13, Sf, Tn, TxFerns, Musselman (2001), Singhurst et al (2011)
Links to other floras: = Isoetes butleri - FNA2
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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