Selaginella myosurus
Also known as: Lycopodioides scandens (P.Beauv.) Kuntze +7 more
- Lycopodioides scandens (P.Beauv.) Kuntze
- Lycopodium afzelii Anonymus
- Lycopodium apiculatum Kuhn
- Lycopodium myosurus Sw.
- Lycopodium scandens (P.Beauv.) Sw.
- Selaginella scandens (P.Beauv.) Spring
- Stachygynandrum myosurus (Sw.) G.Kunkel
- Stachygynandrum scandens P.Beauv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Selaginellaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Selaginella myosurus is a shrub belonging to the Selaginellaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre