Selaginellaceae
Twistedhair spikemoss
Selaginella tortipila
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Twistedhair spikemoss
Synonyms
- Bryodesma tortipilum (A.Braun) Soják
- Selaginella rupestris var. sherwoodii (Underw.) Clute
- Selaginella rupestris var. tortipila (A.Braun) Underw.
- Selaginella sherwoodii Underw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Courtney Alley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ian bullock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anthony A Simmons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Donahue, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, 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.