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Definition of Isoetaceae
1. Noun. Quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes.
Generic synonyms: Fern Family
Group relationships: Isoetales, Order Isoetales
Member holonyms: Genus Isoetes, Isoetes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isoetaceae
Literary usage of Isoetaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"... Maine and Ontario to the Northwest Territory, south to Florida, Louisiana and
Texas. Ascends to 2200 ft. in Virginia. July-Sept. Family ii. Isoetaceae. ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"Isoetaceae. In Flora of the Boston District, II. Rhodora, x. 61-62. 1908. 49.
... Isoetaceae. In Gray's New Manual of Botany, Seventh Edition, 58-62. 1908. ..."
3. Annual Report by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1915)
"Rock Selaginella. Dry exposed rocks; frequent. In the Connecticut Valley north
to Barnet. Isoetaceae. QUILLWORT FAMILY ISOETES. ..."
4. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1852)
"Again, the majority of authors, and all the recent ones, state that only the
large spores of the Lycopodiaceae and Isoetaceae produce new plants ; while ..."
5. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1903)
"... in proportion as the characters are more or less pronounced. On this basis
the Isoetaceae would probably best take their place as a sub-series of the ..."