Selaginellaceae

Blue spikemoss

Selaginella uncinata (Desv.) Spring

Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 翠云草, 翠雲草, 藍地柏
English: Blue spikemoss

Synonyms

Didiclis uncinata (Desv.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
Lycopodioides uncinata (Desv.) Kuntze
Lycopodium aristatum Roxb.
Lycopodium dilatatum Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium uncinatum Desv.
Selaginella aristata (Roxb.) J.Scott
Selaginella caesia (Anon.) Kunze ex A.Braun
Selaginella caesia var. violacea A.Braun
Selaginella eurystachya Warb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.