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Selaginella watsonii

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Species of spore-bearing plant

Selaginella watsonii
In the White Mountains, California
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: S. watsonii
Binomial name
Selaginella watsonii
Underw.

Selaginella watsonii is a species of spikemoss known by the common name Watson's spikemoss. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in many rocky habitat types, including high mountain peaks in alpine climates. This lycophyte forms mats or cushions of short, forking stems. They are lined with linear or lance-shaped leaves no more than 4 millimeters long, often tipped with tiny bristles. The strobili containing the reproductive structures are 1 to 3 centimeters long.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. NRCS. "Selaginella watsonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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Taxon identifiers
Selaginella watsonii


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