Selaginellaceae
Peruvian spikemoss
Selaginella peruviana
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Selaginella peruvianaSelaginellaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Peruvian spikemoss
Synonyms
- Bryodesma peruvianum (Milde) Soják
- Lycopodium ciliatum Ruiz ex Spring
- Selaginella aschenbornii Hieron.
- Selaginella peruviana var. dombeyana Hieron.
- Selaginella rupestris f. mexicana Milde
- Selaginella rupestris f. peruviana Milde
- Selaginella rupestris var. peruviana (Milde) Hieron.
- Selaginella sheldonii Maxon
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.