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Family Selaginellaceae

Family Selaginellaceae

Family Selaginellaceae, the Spikemoss or Lesser Clubmosses FamilyName: Selaginellaceae

Meaning of Name:
Selaginellaceae, From Latin selago (‘plant resembling the savin juniper Juniperus sabina’) + Latin -āceae (the feminine plural of -āceus, ‘resembling’, a suffix used to form the taxonomic family names of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi)

Common Names:
The spikemoss or lesser clubmoss family

Botanical Information:
The Selaginellaceae family contains a single genus, Selaginella within which are over 750 species.

Some Selaginella species such as S. kraussiana are grown for their ornamental value.

Differences to do with their leaf scales and spores distinguish Selaginella species from the true spikemosses of the Lycopodiaceae (clubmoss) family.

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Family: Selaginellaceae (the spikemoss or lesser clubmoss family) Genus: Selaginella (includes spikemosses — Selaginella is the sole genus of Selaginellaceae) Botanical/Binomial Name: Selaginella kraussiana Common Names: Krauss’ spikemoss, Krauss’ clubmoss, Green clubmoss Botanical Characteristi..
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