A new species of quillwort named for the US state of Mississippi
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 11:21
in Biology & Nature
Stunningly underwhelming, species of the genus Isoetes, commonly known as quillworts, bear amazing similarity to grass plants with which they are often confused. The US state of Mississippi has now given its name to a new species of the enigmatic quillwort group. The study was published in the open access journal PhytoKeys.