Selaginellaceae
Northern selaginella
Selaginella rupestris
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Northern selaginella
- Malayalam
- ഗരുഡപ്പച്ച, ഗരുഡപച്ച
Synonyms
- Bryodesma rupestre (L.) Soják
- Lycopodioides rupestris (L.) Kuntze
- Lycopodium rupestre L.
- Selaginella bourgeaui Hieron.
- Selaginella rupestris f. borealis (Spring) Clute
- Selaginella rupestris f. bourgeaui (Hieron.) Clute
- Selaginella rupestris var. borealis Spring
- Stachygynandrum rupestre (L.) P.Beauv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Satheesan.vn at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.