Selaginella kraussiana
Garden Selaginella, Kraus's Clubmoss
Other regional names: Krauss' Spikemoss +3 more
- Krauss' Spikemoss
- Krauss's Club Moss
- Krauss's Clubmoss
- Krauss's Spike Moss
Also known as: Didiclis kraussiana (Kunze) Rothm. +18 more
- Didiclis kraussiana (Kunze) Rothm.
- Didiclis poulteri (Hort.Veitch) Rothm.
- Gymnogynum kraussianum (Kunze) Weakley
- Lycopodioides azorica (Baker) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides canescens (Fée) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides kraussiana (Kunze) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides poulteri (H.Laurentius) Kuntze
- Lycopodium kraussianum Kunze
- Selaginella azorica Baker
- Selaginella brownii Stansf.
- Selaginella brownii W.Bull
- Selaginella canescens Fée
- Selaginella hortensis Mett.
- Selaginella kraussiana var. aurea W.Bull
- Selaginella kraussiana var. brownii (Stansf.) G.Nicholson
- Selaginella kraussiana var. poulteri (H.Laurentius) A.Braun
- Selaginella kraussiana var. variegata B.S.Williams
- Selaginella poulteri H.Laurentius
- Selaginella poulterii Veitch
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Selaginellaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Selaginella kraussiana (commonly known as Garden Selaginella or Kraus's Clubmoss) is a shrub within the Selaginellaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Azores, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Assam, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil South, California, Chatham Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Panama, Portugal, Sicilia, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Thailand, Venezuela, Victoria, Virginia, Yugoslavia