Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring

  • Authority

    Mickel, John T. & Beitel, Joseph M. 1988. Pteridophyte Flora of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 46: 1-580.

  • Family

    Selaginellaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring

  • Description

    Species Description - Similar to S. disticha except: leaves light green, not silvered beneath; lateral leaves 1.8-2 mm long; strobili 2-2.5 mm wide, with monomorphic, green, symmetric sporophylls (with keels as in S. disticha); megaspores white, 290-350 µm diam. with reticulate ridges.

  • Discussion

    Lycopodium apodum Linnaeus, Sp. pl. 2: 1105. 1753. Type. “Habitat in Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania,” Kalm s.n. (LINN 1257.27). Specific epithet often spelled “apus"; see Morton (Amer. Fern J. 57: 104106. 1967). See discussion under S. disticha.

  • Distribution

    Bogs and marshes; 2200-2700 m in Chis, 2500 m in Ver. Mexico (Hgo, Ver, Pue, Chis); e US (s to Fla & Tex).

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