Quillworts of Southern Africa
Fall 2003 (Under Construction)
Fall 2001
The Gifberg Quillworts
During field work on the Gifberg, an isolated mountain in Namaqualand near the town of Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa, we located three distinct quillworts, previously unknown in this region according to J. E. Burrows (Southern Africa Ferns and Fern Allies. 1990. Sandton: Frandsen Publishers) and possibly all new to science. See paper by Musselman and Roux.
Taxon One Collection data: Musselman 2001-33. Gifberg, near Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa. 31 48 56S, 18, 47, 07E. 563m. 20 September 2001
Habitat.
Drosera sp. associated with Isoetes
Isoetes-plants
Megaspore.
Cross section of leaf of Gifberg Isoetes (Musselman 2001-33). 20 September 2001
Stomatal apparatus
Taxon Two--A hybrid!! Collection data: Musselman 2001-34. Gifberg, near Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa. 31 48 56S, 18, 47, 07E. 563m. 20 September 2001
Hybrid.
Isoetes hybrid. Megaspores.
Taxon Three Green Spored Quillwort Collection data: Musselman 2001-35. Gifberg, near Vanrhynsdorp, South Africa. 31 47 09S, 18, 45, 71E. 565m. 20 September 2001
Habitat.
Habitat.
Plants.
Labium.
Green megaspores
Green megaspores
Green megaspores
Green and white megaspores. Are they the same taxon?
SEM megaspores
Microspores.
SEM of Gifberg quillwort leaf (Musselman 2001-35)
Leaf tip of 2001-35. Note rows of stomata
Here is the PDF file of article on the Gifberg quillwort that was published in Novon Isoetes toximontana Novon Paper 2002
