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Selaginellaceae

Hansen's spikemoss

Selaginella hansenii Hieron.

Family
Selaginellaceae
Genus
Selaginella

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Hansen's spikemoss: Selaginella hansenii (Hansen's spikemoss). Known as Hansen's spikemoss, this is not a moss but is a vascular plant known as a Lycophyte. Such plants are often c
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Hansen's spikemoss

Synonyms

  • Bryodesma hansenii (Hieron.) Soják
  • Selaginella bolanderi Hieron.
  • Selaginella rupestris f. bolanderi (Hieron.) Clute
  • Selaginella rupestris f. hansenii (Hieron.) Clute
  • Selaginella rupestris var. bolanderi (Hieron.) Jeps.
  • Selaginella rupestris var. hansenii (Hieron.) Jeps.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.