Selaginella involvens
Tree Spikemoss
Also known as: Lycopodioides involvens (Sw.) Kuntze +16 more
- Lycopodioides involvens (Sw.) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides pennula (Desv.) Kuntze
- Lycopodium caulescens Wall.
- Lycopodium caulescens Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
- Lycopodium involvens Sw.
- Lycopodium microstachyum Desv.
- Selaginella caudispica Alderw.
- Selaginella caulescens (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring
- Selaginella caulescens f. minor Hieron.
- Selaginella caulescens var. belulla (Ces.) Hieron.
- Selaginella caulescens var. brachypoda Baker
- Selaginella caulescens var. gracilis W.Bull
- Selaginella caulescens var. japonica (T.Moore ex Mc Nab) Baker
- Selaginella caulescens var. minor Milde
- Selaginella caulescens var. minor Sandford
- Selaginella caulescens var. subintegerrima Spring
- Selaginella homomorpha Klotzsch ex Milde
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Selaginellaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte or lithophyte.
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Selaginella involvens (commonly known as Tree spikemoss) is an epiphytic or lithophytic plant belonging to the Selaginellaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. The genus Selaginella is notably large, comprising more than 700 species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya