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Swamp Selaginella

Selaginella uliginosa

Also called Swamp Spikemoss

Swamp Selaginella
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Selaginellaceae (Selaginell family)
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
N. & E. Australia to Tasmania
Climate
subtropical

About

Selaginella uliginosa is a small plant in the spikemoss family Selaginellaceae which is endemic to Australia. An ancient and primitive plant, usually under 10 centimetres tall, it is often seen in sunny moist areas. The specific epithet uliginosa is from Latin, referring to the plant's preference for growing in swampy locations.

Other Selaginella plants

Meadow spikemoss · Sand spikemoss · Arizona spikemoss · Bluish spikemoss · Selaginella australiensis · Selaginella bifida · Selaginella biformis · Bushy spikemoss · Selaginella brisbanensis · Selaginella bryopteris · Selaginella carinata · Selaginella ciliaris

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Selaginella uliginosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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