Selaginellaceae

Siberian spikemoss

Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.

Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella

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Siberian spikemoss (Selaginella sibirica) — Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 西伯利亚卷柏
English: Siberian spikemoss

Synonyms

Bryodesma sibiricum (Milde) Soják
Lycopodioides sibirica (Milde) Tzvelev
Selaginella rupestris Schmidt
Selaginella rupestris f. amurensis Milde
Selaginella rupestris f. manchuriensis Milde
Selaginella rupestris f. schmidtii (Hieron.) Clute
Selaginella rupestris f. sibirica Milde
Selaginella rupestris var. siberica (Milde) Gilbert
Selaginella schmidtii Hieron.
Selaginella schmidtii var. krauseorum Hieron.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.