Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring
Detail
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Botanical Name
- Selaginella apoda (L.) Spring
- Common Name
- Meadow Spikemoss
- Synonym(s)
- Lycopodioides apodum (L.) Kuntze
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Lycopodioides apodum (L.) Kuntze
- Comments
- The splitting of Selaginella sensu lato into several genera, including Bryodesma and Lycopodioides (followed by Flora of Virginia), remains controversial and lacks consensus among specialists (Petra Korall, pers. comm. to Jordan Metzgar). Several recent phylogenetic studies argue for the retention of a broadly circumscribed Selaginella; see
Westrand, S., and P. Korall. 2016. Phylogeny of Selaginellaceae: There is value in morphology after all!. Amer. J. Bot. 2136-2159.
Westrand, S., and P. Korall. 2016. A subgeneric classification of Selaginella (Selaginellaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 2160-2169.
These authors cite at least seven antecedent papers involving molecular phylogenetic methods, some integrated with morphological data, that retain Selaginella as a single genus. - Habitat
- Bogs, fens, seeps and seepage swamps, floodplain forests, mossy stream banks, seepage areas on outcrops, wet meadows, and lawns. Frequent throughout.
- Native Status
- Native
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