Selaginella biformis
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Taxon |
Family |
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Selaginella biformis A. Br. Ex Kuhn |
Selaginellaceae |
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Selaginella sp. monotypic stand in a forest gap in the Usambaras. |
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Common names: Spike moss.
Synonyms: Selaginella biformis var. cataphracta Alderw., Selaginella cupressina sensu Brack., Selaginella flagellifera Bull., Selaginella flagelliformis Nich., Selaginella hirticaulis Warb., Selaginella plumosa flagellifera Schneid., Selaginella plumosa Hort. Chittenden., Selaginella plumosa var. flagellifera Dyer, Selaginella subaquatilis Alderw.
Life form: herb
Biology/Ecology:
Dispersal: No information available.
Reproduction: No information available.
Herbivores: No information available.
Resistant stages: Rhizomes.
Habitat:
Native habitat: No information available.
Habitat occupied in invaded range: No information available.
Habitat requirements: No information available.
Distribution:
Native to China and Southeast Asia.
Introduced range: Introduced but not considered invasive in tropical Africa.
Impacts:
Ecosystem: No information available.
Health, social and economic: No information available.
Management:
Mechanical: No information available.
Chemical: No information available.
Biological: No information available.
References:
Hassler, M. and Swale, B., 2002. Family Selaginellaceae, Genus Selaginella; world species list. Available from http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/fern/selaginella.htm (Accessed August 2006).
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses, 2006. Selaginella biformis. University of Connecticut. Available from http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/199100040.html (Accessed September 2006).
Last updated October 2006
