Selaginellaceae

Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring

Selaginella apoda is a short-lived spore-bearing lycophyte native to eastern North America, used as a model species for research.

Selaginella arenicola Underw.

Sand spikemoss (Selaginella arenicola Underw.) is a non-flowering vascular spikemoss endemic to the U.S. southeast coastal plain.

Selaginella arizonica Maxon

Selaginella arizonica Maxon is a prostrate matted spikemoss with 5–20 cm stems that changes from bright green to gray with age.

Selaginella bigelovii Underw.

Selaginella bigelovii, or bushy/Bigelow's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to California and Baja California.

Selaginella cinerascens A.A.Eaton

Selaginella cinerascens, also called mesa spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to Baja California and San Diego County, California.

Selaginella delicatula (Desv. ex Poir.) Alston

Selaginella delicatula is a widely accepted epiphytic spikemoss native to wet Asian tropical and subtropical regions, described in 1932 by Alston.

Selaginella densa Rydb.

Selaginella densa is a North American spikemoss that grows in dry open habitats, forms compact groundcover, and controls erosion in landscaping.

Selaginella denticulata (L.) Spring

Selaginella denticulata is a small Mediterranean moss-like spikemoss with distinctively colored male and female sporangia.

Selaginella hansenii Hieron.

Selaginella hansenii, or Hansen's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss endemic to central California that grows in rocky habitats.

Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring

Selaginella tamariscina is an evergreen perennial medicinal plant in the Selaginellaceae family, endemic to multiple regions in East and Southeast Asia.

Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun

Selaginella kraussiana is a low evergreen perennial fern ally, grown ornamentally and invasive in some introduced regions.

Selaginella lepidophylla (Hook. & Grev.) Spring

Selaginella lepidophylla is a drought-tolerant spikemoss that revives after drying, sold as a novelty and used in traditional practices and medicine.

Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.

Selaginella moellendorffii is an ancient heterosporous lycophyte native to the moist shaded forests of subtropical Asia.

Selaginella oregana D.C.Eaton

Selaginella oregana, or Oregon spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to the Pacific Coast of western North America.

Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring

Selaginella rupestris is a North American spike-moss that curls into a ball when dry and opens when wet, and is threatened in Indiana.

Selaginella selaginoides (L.) Schrank & C.F.P.Mart.

Selaginella selaginoides is a small spikemoss with a near-circumpolar northern distribution, historically used for rickets in Finnish traditional medicine.

Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.

Selaginella sibirica, the Siberian spikemoss, is a spikemoss species native to northwestern North America and northern Russia.

Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring

Selaginella uliginosa is a small ancient spikemoss endemic to Australia that prefers swampy, sunny moist areas.

Selaginella uncinata (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring

Selaginella uncinata is a Selaginellaceae species native to southern China, widely cultivated in the US and other growing settings.

Selaginella wallacei Hieron.

Selaginella wallacei, or Wallace's spikemoss, is a variable lycophyte native to western North America.

Selaginella eremophila Maxon

Selaginella eremophila, or desert spikemoss, is a small lycophyte spikemoss native to the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico border region.

Selaginella densa var. scopulorum (Maxon) R.M.Tryon

Selaginella densa is a North American native spikemoss that forms compact mats, tolerates desiccation, and prevents soil erosion.

Selaginella watsonii Underw.

Selaginella watsonii, or Watson's spikemoss, is a lycophyte spikemoss native to rocky habitats in the western United States.

Selaginella tortipila A.Braun

Selaginella tortipila is a morphologically plastic spikemoss that grows on exposed high-elevation rocks in the southeastern US.