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Spiny-spore Quillwort - Isoetes echinospora
Other Names:  Isoetes tenella

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Species of Concern
Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S3
(see State Rank Reason below)
State Threat Score: No Known Threats
CCVI: Less Vulnerable
C-value: 9


Agency Status
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State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
Isoetes echinospora is known from 8 occurrences scattered in western Montana. At one occurrence, the species has been observed in 1940, 1967, and 1998 indicating persistence. However, current survey work is needed to document locations, population sizes, and threats.
  • Details on Status Ranking and Review
    Spiny-spore Quillwort (Isoetes echinospora) Conservation Status Review
    Review Date = 09/22/2018
    View State Conservation Rank Criteria
    Range Extent

    ScoreF - 20,000-200,000 sq km (~8,000-80,000 sq mi)

    Area of Occupancy

    ScoreD - 6-25 4-km2 grid cells

    Number of Populations

    ScoreB - 6 - 20

    Number of Occurrences or Percent Area with Good Viability / Ecological Integrity

    ScoreB - Very few (1-3) occurrences with excellent or good viability or ecological integrity

    Environmental Specificity

    ScoreB - Narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements common

    Threats

    ScoreD - Low

    CommentNo known threats.

 
General Description
Plants aquatic. Leaves 6–15 cm long with a blunt tip. Sporangia 3–6 mm long. Megaspores 0.4–0.6 mm wide (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native
 


Range Comments
In MT in Flathead, Lake, Missoula and Ravalli counties; Circumboreal, south to CA, UT, CO, OH, NJ (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 11

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Relative Density

Recency

 

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)



Habitat
Unconsolidated mud in shallow water of lakes and sloughs; valleys to lower subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Predicted Suitable Habitat Model

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Threats or Limiting Factors
STATE THREAT SCORE REASON
Threat impact not assigned because threats are not known (MTNHP Threat Assessment 2021).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Spiny-spore Quillwort — Isoetes echinospora.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from