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Isolepis fluitans (Isolepis fluitans)

Description

Isolepis fluitans (syn. Scirpus fluitans) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to Africa, Australasia, Europe, and Pacific.It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and later transferred to Isolepis by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Isolepis