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Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.
Asian spikemoss

Symbol: SEPL3
Group: Lycopod
Family: Selaginellaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State


Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.

SEPL3

Puerto Rico

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Related Taxa:
Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.

View 1 genus in Selaginellaceae, 52 species in Selaginella

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Classification:
Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Division Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
             Class Lycopodiopsida
                Order Selaginellales
                   Family Selaginellaceae – Spike-moss family
                      Genus Selaginella Beauv. – spikemoss
                         Species Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron. – Asian spikemoss

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Introduced Information:
Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Selaginella plana (Desv. ex Poir.) Hieron.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505112.

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