''Isoetes malinverniana'', the Piedmont quillwort, is a species of quillwort. It is critically endangered.

Distribution

It is found in Italy. There is a breeding program to aid conservation.

Taxonomy

It was named by

Vincenzo de Cesati Vincenzo de Cesati (1806–1883) was an Italian botanist from Milan. He studied natural history and law at the University of Vienna, and afterwards worked as a volunteer at the Collegium Nacionale de Vercelli. From 1868 to 1883 he was direc ...

and

Giuseppe De Notaris Giuseppe De Notaris (18 April 1805, Milan – 22 January 1877) was an Italian botanist generally known for his work with cryptogams native to Italy. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia, obtaining his medical degree in 1830. Having deve ...

, in ''Index Seminum'' (GE, Genuensis) 1858: 36 in 1858.

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malinverniana Taxa named by Vincenzo de Cesati {{lycophyte-stub