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Isoetes tegetiformans Rury. Common name: Merlin's-grass. Habitat: In shallow pools on granite flatrocks. Distribution: Endemic to a few granite flatrocks in ec. GA (notably Heggies Rock), near the SC line.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species (2n=22), genotype=TT.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA2, K4, NS, POWO, Musselman (2001). Basionym: Isoetes tegetiformans Rury 1978

Links to other floras: = Isoetes tegetiformans - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Ephemeral Pool, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Higgie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Higgie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Recovery Pool, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Heggies Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Isoetes tegetiformans, Heggie's Rock, Heggie's Rock Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Columbia County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward; with Alan Weakley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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