Isoetes

© 2007 Lytton John Musselman

Welcome to the Old Dominion University quillwort page!

The page has been redesigned. To search for a quillwort go to the ODU Plant Site and type in the name of the taxon you are looking for.

The Genus Isoetes (Lycophyta) in Southwest Asia by Lytton John Musselman, Mohammad Al Zein, Jay F Bolin.

The Genus Isoetes in the Southeastern United States by Lytton John Musselman, Rebecca D Bray and W Carl Taylor.

Quillworts of Southern Africa Data from collaborative research on the genus Isoetes in Southern Africa is located at this site including the spectacular, newly discovered green-spored quillwort!

Isoetes Spore Library This is a data base of our SEM images of megaspores and microspores.

Syrian Quillwort Poster Research on Isoetes olympica, threatened with extirpation by expanding agriculture, is here as a poster presented at FERN FLORA WORLDWIDE: Threats and Responses, June 2001, University of Surrey. I searched for this species at the type locality, Uladag near Bursa, Turkey in July 2007 and could not locate any extant populations due to extensive development of snow skiing resorts. 

Lebanon quillwort Here are images of one of the rarest quillworts in the Mediterranean region. Its unique chromosome number of 2n=22 makes it difficult to put a name on this plant.

Quillworts of Georgia Quillworts of Georgia is a discussion of all the known taxa that occur in the Peach State, the state with the richest quillwort flora. This is a large PDF file.

Old Dominion University Quillwort Research This is a brief synopsis of current quillwort research at Old Dominion University.

Isoetes Species Pages.

Isoetes Bibliography This is a very helpful bibliography of world literature on quillworts as well as a listing of published names, including hybrids, by Michel Desfayes and posted with his permission. For convenience, a PDF file is also included.