Selaginella tenella
Delicate Spikemoss
Also known as: Diplostachyum tenellum P.Beauv. +14 more
- Diplostachyum tenellum P.Beauv.
- Lycopodioides albonitens (Spring) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides cladorrhizans (A.Braun) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides mollis (A.Braun) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides subcaulescens (Baker) Kuntze
- Lycopodium tenellum (P.Beauv.) Desr.
- Selaginella albonitens f. longiciliata Hieron.
- Selaginella albonitens f. typica Hieron.
- Selaginella albonitens Spring
- Selaginella albonitens var. major Hieron.
- Selaginella albonitens var. majus Hieron.
- Selaginella cladorrhizans A.Braun
- Selaginella cruegeri Jenman
- Selaginella humile Jenman
- Selaginella sintenisii Hieron.
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Selaginella tenella (commonly known as Delicate Spikemoss) is a plant belonging to the Selaginellaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Selaginella is notably large, comprising more than 700 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.