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Elf Orpine
Crassulaceae

Elf Orpine

Sedum smallii (Britton) Ahles

Sedum smallii, or elf orpine, is an endangered succulent plant endemic to the southeastern United States.

Broad-leaved Stonecrop
Crassulaceae

Broad-leaved Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium Hook.

Sedum spathulifolium Hook. is a succulent often cultivated as ornamental groundcover, with two awarded cultivars.

Wormleaf Stonecrop
Crassulaceae

Wormleaf Stonecrop

Sedum stenopetalum Pursh

Sedum stenopetalum is a yellow-petaled succulent stonecrop native to rocky habitats in western North America.

woodland stonecrop
Crassulaceae

woodland stonecrop

Sedum ternatum Michx.

Sedum ternatum (woodland stonecrop) is a widespread succulent native North American sedum, often grown in gardens.

Hairy Stonecrop
Crassulaceae

Hairy Stonecrop

Sedum villosum L.

Sedum villosum, the hairy or purple stonecrop, is a hairy-leaved pink-flowered biennial to perennial stonecrop native to northern Europe and Greenland, that favors damp habitats.

meadow spikemoss
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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

Gemmiferous Spikemoss

Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.

Selaginella moellendorffii is an ancient heterosporous lycophyte native to the moist shaded forests of subtropical Asia.

Oregon spikemoss
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

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
Selaginellaceae

Swamp Spikemoss

Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring

Selaginella uliginosa is a small ancient spikemoss endemic to Australia that prefers swampy, sunny moist areas.

Peacock Spikemoss
Selaginellaceae

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.

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