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fertile shoots. They are more robust than the sterile stems and stand erect. They are usually 3–6 cm tall and 4–6 mm across but can grow to 10 cm when conditions are favourable. Their leaves are slightly longer than those of the sterile stems and are spirally arranged around the stem,
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558:(Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
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630:] (in Finnish). Porvoo, Finland: WSOY. p. 18.
532:. Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team
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388:while in North America it occurs south as far as
289:It is a small, delicate, low-growing plant. Its
411:, most often in mountainous areas. It inhabits
455:The plant has previously used as a remedy for
423:The species is not considered to be globally
247:. It has a number of common names including
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686:Preston, C. D. & Pearman, D. A. (2002)
608:. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.
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676:, National Museums and Galleries of Wales.
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309:The fertile shoots bear stout, yellowish
688:New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
658:Heidel Bonnie & Handley, Joy (2006)
587:. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm.
490:Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
713:, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press.
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427:but has declined in some areas due to
530:The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov)
267:. This plant has one close relative,
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831:e312b07b-c56e-4872-92d2-277d7d4cac76
372:. In Europe it occurs south to the
298:on its upper surface near the base.
228:with a wide distribution around the
337:About 1600 metres above sea-level,
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1046:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452842-2
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1172:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:312006-2
681:The Ferns of Britain and Ireland
407:It is found in damp places with
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698:New Flora of the British Isles
556:New Flora of the British Isles
16:Species of spore-bearing plant
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700:, Cambridge University Press.
683:, Cambridge University Press.
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1221:NatureServe secure species
690:, Oxford University Press.
409:neutral to alkaline soils
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70:Scientific classification
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761:Selaginella selaginoides
731:Selaginella selaginoides
669:. Accessed 30 July 2008.
664:Selaginella selaginoides
655:. Accessed 30 July 2008.
652:Selaginella selaginoides
649:Flora of North America.
604:Selaginella selaginoides
583:Selaginella selaginoides
524:Selaginella selaginoides
329:Distribution and habitat
301:The plant also produces
211:Selaginella selaginoides
185:Selaginella selaginoides
25:Selaginella selaginoides
1104:Lycopodium selaginoides
236:in appearance but is a
672:Hutchinson, G. (1996)
624:Kotimaan luonnonkasvit
345:
1236:Flora of the Pyrenees
384:. In Asia it reaches
336:
265:prickly mountain-moss
828:Euro+Med PlantBase:
461:traditional medicine
167:S. selaginoides
602:"Plant Atlas 2020,
433:habitat destruction
270:Selaginella deflexa
230:Northern Hemisphere
214:is a non-flowering
42:Conservation status
679:Page C. N. (1982)
628:Native wild plants
606:(Lesser Clubmoss)"
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306:pointing upwards.
257:northern spikemoss
1241:Flora of the Alps
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992:Open Tree of Life
723:Taxon identifiers
579:Anderberg, Arne.
240:belonging to the
232:. It resembles a
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940:NatureServe
878:iNaturalist
755:Wikispecies
674:Welsh Ferns
459:in Finnish
323:microspores
285:Description
279:Selaginella
226:Selaginella
154:Selaginella
60:NatureServe
1215:Categories
1076:WisFlora:
1015:Plant List
896:60452842-2
585:(L.) Link"
536:9 November
518:USDA, NRCS
503:2014-10-17
425:threatened
360:including
319:megaspores
113:Lycophytes
1119:Q21976255
844:200002819
394:Wisconsin
378:Apennines
362:Greenland
315:sporangia
291:perennial
281:species.
220:spikemoss
161:Species:
83:Kingdom:
1185:26602922
1180:Tropicos
1159:312006-2
1113:Wikidata
1066:VASCAN:
1059:26613766
1054:Tropicos
945:2.136147
909:10453132
779:BioLib:
746:Q1245997
740:Wikidata
554:(2010).
520:(n.d.).
429:drainage
398:Michigan
382:Caucasus
374:Pyrenees
368:and the
242:division
139:Family:
1133:5928042
857:2688197
707:(1964)
696:(1997)
457:rickets
445:meadows
439:due to
366:Iceland
343:Austria
218:of the
201:Schrank
149:Genus:
129:Order:
119:Class:
87:Plantae
58: (
56:Secure
1146:412261
1028:PLANTS
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883:136989
870:412259
808:600399
772:130899
769:APDB:
705:et al.
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390:Nevada
350:Europe
303:annual
296:ligule
275:Hawaii
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821:SELSE
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497:(xls)
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467:Notes
402:Maine
386:Japan
311:cones
223:genus
216:plant
197:Mart.
107:Clade
94:Clade
1167:POWO
1154:IPNI
1141:GRIN
1128:GBIF
1079:5024
1069:9337
1041:POWO
1033:SESE
966:NCBI
932:2685
917:ITIS
891:IPNI
865:GRIN
852:GBIF
816:EPPO
782:3056
632:ISBN
560:ISBN
538:2015
451:Uses
437:fens
431:and
417:dune
413:bogs
400:and
380:and
356:and
354:Asia
263:and
234:moss
1193:WFO
1087:WFO
953:NBN
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803:EoL
790:CoL
339:Rax
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