Selaginella helvetica
Dwarf Spikemoss
Also known as: Bernhardia helvetica (L.) Gray +18 more
- Bernhardia helvetica (L.) Gray
- Diplostachyum helveticum (L.) P.Beauv.
- Diplostachyum radicans (Schrank) P.Beauv.
- Heterophyllium helveticum (L.) Börner
- Heterophyllium helveticum (L.) Hieron.
- Lepidotis radicans (L.) P.Beauv.
- Lycopodioides helvetica (L.) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides mariesii (Baker) Kuntze
- Lycopodium helveticum L.
- Selaginella helvetica (L.) Link
- Selaginella helvetica f. heliophila Dalla Torre
- Selaginella helvetica f. umbrosa Dalla Torre
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. banatica Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. caucasica Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. curvula Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. dacica Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. demota Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. hackelii Gand.
- Selaginella helvetica subsp. insubrica Gand.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Selaginellaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or lithophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Selaginella helvetica (commonly known as Dwarf spikemoss) is a shrub belonging to the Selaginellaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms