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Isoetaceae
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not marked as a favorite taxon Isoetes mississippiensis S.W. Leonard, W.C. Taylor, L.J. Musselman, & R.D. Bray. Common name: Mississippi Quillwort. Phenology: June. Habitat: Submersed in sluggish Coastal Plain streams. Distribution: Endemic to s. Mississippi.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species (2n=22). See Schafran et al. (2016) for detailed information.

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO, Schafran et al (2016); = Isoetes melanopoda ssp. mississippiensis (S.W. Leonard, W.C. Taylor, Musselman, & R.D. Bray) D.F. Brunton & Kartesz — Brunton et al (2025); = n/a — FNA2, Sf. Basionym: Isoetes mississippiensis S.W.Leonard, W.C.Taylor, Musselman, & R.D.Bray 2016

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