Selaginella selaginoides
Species of spore-bearing plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Selaginella selaginoides is a non-flowering plant of the spikemoss genus Selaginella with a wide distribution around the Northern Hemisphere. It resembles a moss in appearance but is a vascular plant belonging to the division Lycopodiophyta. It has a number of common names including lesser clubmoss,[1] club spikemoss,[2] northern spikemoss, low spikemoss and prickly mountain-moss. This plant has one close relative, Selaginella deflexa, native to Hawaii. These two plants form a small clade that is sister to all other Selaginella species.
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Selaginella selaginoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Lycophytes |
Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
Order: | Selaginellales |
Family: | Selaginellaceae |
Genus: | Selaginella |
Species: | S. selaginoides |
Binomial name | |
Selaginella selaginoides | |
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