Selaginellaceae
Spikemoss
Selaginella umbrosa
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spikemoss
Synonyms
- Lycopodium umbrosum Lem. ex Kunze
- Selaginella erythropus var. major Spring
- Selaginella lemairei Hieron.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Christian Pirkl, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.