Selaginella longipinna Warb. is a plant in the Selaginellaceae family, order Selaginellales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Selaginella longipinna Warb. (Selaginella longipinna Warb.)
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Selaginella longipinna Warb.

Selaginella longipinna Warb.

Selaginella longipinna, the electric fern, is a Queensland-endemic terrestrial spike moss growing in northeastern Australian forests.

Genus
Selaginella
Order
Selaginellales
Class
Lycopodiopsida

About Selaginella longipinna Warb.

Selaginella longipinna Warb., commonly called the electric fern, is a plant species that belongs to the spike moss family Selaginellaceae. This species is endemic to northeastern Queensland, Australia, where it grows in rainforest and closed forest habitats between Cooktown and near Mission Beach, a range that includes the Atherton Tablelands. It is a terrestrial plant that forms dense growth up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, and it is often found growing near streams.

Photo: (c) Lorenzo Bertola, all rights reserved, uploaded by Lorenzo Bertola

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Lycopodiopsida Selaginellales Selaginellaceae Selaginella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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