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Accession Data:

Selaginella watsonii Underw.

  • Common Name: Alpine spike-moss, Watson's spike-moss
  • Family: Selaginellaceae Milde.

  • Country of Origin: western USA
  • Habitat: gravelly or sandy soil, alpine meadows, or swampy ground

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200600112
  • Source: Chad Husby - FIU
  • Accession Date: 10-05-2006
  • Bench: 2318 - Equisetum - Low
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-24-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Lycopodiophyta
  • Class: Lycopodiopsida
  • SubClass: fern relatives
  • Order: Selaginellales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Selaginellaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Idaho / Mongolia / Oregon / Wyoming / Arizona / California / Nevada / Utah

References (external):

  1. Selaginella watsonii in Flora of North America. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:21:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Selaginellaceae

  • Selaginella anceps
  • Selaginella cf. peruviana
  • Selaginella cf. wrightii
  • Selaginella erythropus
  • Selaginella intermedia
  • Selaginella lepidophylla
  • Selaginella pallescens
  • Selaginella pallescens aurea
  • Selaginella watsonii
  • Selaginella willdenowii
  • Selaginella willdenowii 'Variegata'
W/C = Wild Collected
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