Mat-forming Quillwort

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The mat-forming quillwort (Isoetes tegetiformans) is a spore-producing (no flowers) plant found only in a few granite outcrops of the Georgia Piedmont region.

Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Mat-forming Quillwort

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