Selaginellaceae
Meadow spikemoss
Selaginella apoda
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Meadow spikemoss
Synonyms
- Diplostachyum apodum (L.) P.Beauv.
- Lycopodioides apodum Kuntze
- Lycopodium albidulum Sw.
- Lycopodium apodon Steud.
- Lycopodium apodum L.
- Lycopodium apodum var. piliferum Aberle
- Lycopodium apus Gmel.
- Selaginella albidula (Sw.) Spring
- Selaginella apoda var. denticulata Spring
- Selaginella apoda var. minor Lauche
- Selaginella apus Spring
- Selaginella apus var. minor A.Braun
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.