Kingdom:
Phylum:
Pteridophytes
Order:
Isoetales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
savatieri
ID:
1112162

Status:
valid

Authors:
Franch.

Source:
tro

Year:
1884

Citation Micro:
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 31: 395 (1884)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001111500



Common Names

  • Isoetes Savatieri
  • Savatieri Quillwort
  • Savatieri Isoetes


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Description

Isoetes savatieri (also called Savatier's Quillwort, among many other common names) is a small, evergreen fern with long, narrow, dark green fronds. It is native to the Falkland Islands, and grows in moist, shady places, such as in the understory of rainforest.

Uses & Benefits

Isoetes savatieri is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and can also be used as a food source for livestock.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Isoetes savatieri has small, greenish-white flowers that are borne in clusters. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have two cotyledons and a single stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Isoetes savatieri is a fern species native to the Canary Islands and Madeira. It can be propagated by division of the rhizomes or by spores. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. It is drought tolerant and can be grown in full sun.

Where to Find Isoetes savatieri

Isoetes savatieri can be found in wet meadows, marshes, and shallow ponds in the western United States and Canada.

Species in the Isoetes genus

Isoetes texana, Isoetes alpina, Isoetes labri-draconis, Isoetes echinospora, Isoetes malinverniana, Isoetes taiwanensis, Isoetes bolanderi, Isoetes butleri, Isoetes eatonii, Isoetes engelmannii, Isoetes flaccida, Isoetes foveolata, Isoetes howellii, Isoetes lacustris, Isoetes lithophila, Isoetes macrospora, Isoetes melanopoda, Isoetes melanospora, Isoetes nuttallii, Isoetes orcuttii, Isoetes piedmontana, Isoetes riparia, Isoetes tegetiformans, Isoetes tuckermanii, Isoetes occidentalis, Isoetes maritima, Isoetes asiatica, Isoetes minima, Isoetes chapmanii, Isoetes valida, Isoetes aequinoctialis, Isoetes perrieriana, Isoetes giessii, Isoetes schweinfurthii, Isoetes alstonii, Isoetes stellenbossiensis, Isoetes transvaalensis, Isoetes welwitschii, Isoetes wormaldii, Isoetes acadiensis, Isoetes setacea, Isoetes truncata, Isoetes dodgei, Isoetes dodgei, Isoetes savatieri, Isoetes biafrana, Isoetes eatonii, Isoetes pringlei, Isoetes cubana, Isoetes panamensis,

Species in the Isoetaceae family

Isoetes texana, Isoetes alpina, Isoetes labri-draconis, Isoetes echinospora, Isoetes malinverniana, Isoetes taiwanensis, Isoetes bolanderi, Isoetes butleri, Isoetes eatonii, Isoetes engelmannii, Isoetes flaccida, Isoetes foveolata, Isoetes howellii, Isoetes lacustris, Isoetes lithophila, Isoetes macrospora, Isoetes melanopoda, Isoetes melanospora, Isoetes nuttallii, Isoetes orcuttii, Isoetes piedmontana, Isoetes riparia, Isoetes tegetiformans, Isoetes tuckermanii, Isoetes occidentalis, Isoetes maritima, Isoetes asiatica, Isoetes minima, Isoetes chapmanii, Isoetes valida, Isoetes aequinoctialis, Isoetes perrieriana, Isoetes giessii, Isoetes schweinfurthii, Isoetes alstonii, Isoetes stellenbossiensis, Isoetes transvaalensis, Isoetes welwitschii, Isoetes wormaldii, Isoetes acadiensis, Isoetes setacea, Isoetes truncata, Isoetes dodgei, Isoetes dodgei, Isoetes savatieri, Isoetes biafrana, Isoetes eatonii, Isoetes pringlei, Isoetes cubana, Isoetes panamensis,