Links to genera
Ferns and Horsetails (Monilophytes)
Clubmosses and Quillworts (Lycophytes)
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| Isoetes histrix • Land Quillwort
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| Isoetes histrix Bory; Land Quillwort
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| Cornwall, March. With 5p coin for scale. |
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Cornwall, March. With 1p coin for scale. |
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| Cornwall, late March |
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Cornwall, late March |
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| The leaves have stomata arranged in two rows, a good way of distinguishing it from similar nearby plants. Cornwall, late March |
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Microscope view of leaf showing the two rows of stomata. Cornwall, late March |
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| Cornwall, late March |
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Cornwall, late March. With Thrift (Armeria maritima) above left, and Spring Squill (Scilla verna) above right |
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| Cornwall, late March |
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Cornwall, late March |
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| Cornwall, late March |
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A mass of small rosette-forming plants including Spring Squill (Scilla verna), Thrift (Armeria maritima), Sedges (Carex sp.), and Isoetes Histrix (towards centre of photograph) on the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, late March |
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