Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring is a plant in the Selaginellaceae family, order Selaginellales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring

Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring

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

Genus
Selaginella
Order
Selaginellales
Class
Lycopodiopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring

Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring is a small ancient and primitive plant in the spikemoss family Selaginellaceae, and it is endemic to Australia. This species is usually under 10 centimetres tall, and it is most often found growing in sunny, moist areas. Its specific epithet "uliginosa" comes from Latin, and refers to this plant's preference for growing in swampy locations.

Photo: (c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wayne Martin · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Lycopodiopsida Selaginellales Selaginellaceae Selaginella

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

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