Isoëtes in Kamchatka (northern Russian Far East), with the Description of a New Hybrid I.×paratunica (I. asiatica×I. maritima)

Two species of Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) occur in the Kamchatka Peninsula, northern Russian Far East — I. asiatica (Makino) Makino and I. maritima Underw. The distribution and ecology of these species are discussed. A hybrid of these species was found alongside its parental species in south Kamchatka in...

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Published in:American Fern Journal
Main Author: Olga A. Mochalova
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The American Fern Society 2015
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1640/amfj-105-02-101-112.1
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Summary:Two species of Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) occur in the Kamchatka Peninsula, northern Russian Far East — I. asiatica (Makino) Makino and I. maritima Underw. The distribution and ecology of these species are discussed. A hybrid of these species was found alongside its parental species in south Kamchatka in the shallows of a lake impacted by humans, and it is formally described here as I.×paratunica D. F. Brunton, Mochalova & A. A. Bobrov. It is the first Isoёtes hybrid discovered in Russia.