Selaginella apoda

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Selaginella apoda
Conservation status

Secure (TNC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Selaginellopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: S. apoda
(L.) Spring
Binomial name
Selaginella apoda

Selaginella apoda, commonly known as meadow spike-moss, is a lycophyte native to much of the eastern United States and parts of northeastern Mexico. It is found primarily in damp soils in habitats such as swamps, wet fields, open woods and along stream banks. A lowland plant, it has only been recorded at elevations below 100 metres. It is closely related to Selaginella eclipes and S. ludoviciana, both of which it has been reported to form hybrids with. This group is characterised by relatively flat strobili and large megasporophylls which occur in the same plane as the lateral leaves.[2]

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  1. ^ Selaginella apoda. NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
  2. ^ Valdespino, Iván A. (1993), “Selaginella apoda”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, vol. 2, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press 

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