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Isoetes lacustris

Lycopodiopsida - Isoetales - Isoetaceae

Taxonomy
Isoetes lacustris was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Isoetes.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. choffati, I. hystrix, I. savatieri, I. trullata
Entered
by B. Allen on 2025-07-30; modified by B. Allen on 2025-07-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Isoetes lacustris Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
RankNameAuthor
classLycopodiopsidaBartling 1830
orderIsoetales
familyIsoetaceae
genusIsoetes
specieslacustris

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Isoetes lacustris Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialp
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-29 16:49:22
Modified: 2026-03-29 16:49:22
Source: p = phylum, superp = superphylum
References: Morris et al. 2018, Kenrick and Crane 1997

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Isoetes lacustris (174229 174230)