Selaginellaceae
meadow spikemoss
Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring
Selaginella apoda is a short-lived spore-bearing lycophyte native to eastern North America, used as a model species for research.
Sand Spikemoss
Selaginella arenicola Underw.
Sand spikemoss (Selaginella arenicola Underw.) is a non-flowering vascular spikemoss endemic to the U.S. southeast coastal plain.
Arizona spikemoss
Selaginella arizonica Maxon
Selaginella arizonica Maxon is a prostrate matted spikemoss with 5–20 cm stems that changes from bright green to gray with age.
Bigelow's Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii Underw.
Selaginella bigelovii, or bushy/Bigelow's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to California and Baja California.
Ashy Spikemoss
Selaginella cinerascens A.A.Eaton
Selaginella cinerascens, also called mesa spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to Baja California and San Diego County, California.
Delicate spikemoss
Selaginella delicatula (Desv. ex Poir.) Alston
Selaginella delicatula is a widely accepted epiphytic spikemoss native to wet Asian tropical and subtropical regions, described in 1932 by Alston.
dense spikemoss
Selaginella densa Rydb.
Selaginella densa is a North American spikemoss that grows in dry open habitats, forms compact groundcover, and controls erosion in landscaping.
Mediterranean clubmoss
Selaginella denticulata (L.) Spring
Selaginella denticulata is a small Mediterranean moss-like spikemoss with distinctively colored male and female sporangia.
Hansen's Spikemoss
Selaginella hansenii Hieron.
Selaginella hansenii, or Hansen's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss endemic to central California that grows in rocky habitats.
Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
Selaginella tamariscina is an evergreen perennial medicinal plant in the Selaginellaceae family, endemic to multiple regions in East and Southeast Asia.
Krauss's clubmoss
Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun
Selaginella kraussiana is a low evergreen perennial fern ally, grown ornamentally and invasive in some introduced regions.
resurrection plant
Selaginella lepidophylla (Hook. & Grev.) Spring
Selaginella lepidophylla is a drought-tolerant spikemoss that revives after drying, sold as a novelty and used in traditional practices and medicine.
Gemmiferous Spikemoss
Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.
Selaginella moellendorffii is an ancient heterosporous lycophyte native to the moist shaded forests of subtropical Asia.
Oregon spikemoss
Selaginella oregana D.C.Eaton
Selaginella oregana, or Oregon spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to the Pacific Coast of western North America.
rock spikemoss
Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring
Selaginella rupestris is a North American spike-moss that curls into a ball when dry and opens when wet, and is threatened in Indiana.
northern spikemoss
Selaginella selaginoides (L.) Schrank & C.F.P.Mart.
Selaginella selaginoides is a small spikemoss with a near-circumpolar northern distribution, historically used for rickets in Finnish traditional medicine.
Siberian Spikemoss
Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.
Selaginella sibirica, the Siberian spikemoss, is a spikemoss species native to northwestern North America and northern Russia.
Swamp Spikemoss
Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring
Selaginella uliginosa is a small ancient spikemoss endemic to Australia that prefers swampy, sunny moist areas.
Peacock Spikemoss
Selaginella uncinata (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring
Selaginella uncinata is a Selaginellaceae species native to southern China, widely cultivated in the US and other growing settings.
Wallace's spikemoss
Selaginella wallacei Hieron.
Selaginella wallacei, or Wallace's spikemoss, is a variable lycophyte native to western North America.
Desert Spikemoss
Selaginella eremophila Maxon
Selaginella eremophila, or desert spikemoss, is a small lycophyte spikemoss native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico border region.
dense spikemoss
Selaginella densa var. scopulorum (Maxon) R.M.Tryon
Selaginella densa is a North American native spikemoss that forms compact mats, tolerates desiccation, and prevents soil erosion.
Watson's spikemoss
Selaginella watsonii Underw.
Selaginella watsonii, or Watson's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to rocky habitats in the western United States.
Twistedhair Spikemoss
Selaginella tortipila A.Braun
Selaginella tortipila is a morphologically plastic spikemoss that grows on exposed high-elevation rocks in the southeastern US.
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