Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring

 
  • Family : SELAGINELLACEAE
    (Selaginella OR Small Club Moss Family)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : SELAGINELLACEAE
  • Basionym : Lycopodium involves Sw.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Selaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring
  • Habit : Herb-Epiphytic, lithophytic or terrestrial
  • Habitat : On rocks along streams, in superficial soil and among mosses
  • Comments / notes : Occasional in moist shady places.
  • Fertile : July-October
  • Collector(s) Name : F. M. Jarrett & C. J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 21-09-1970
  • Collection Nos : FMJ & CJS 17029
  • Collection Locality : Bear shola stream, Kodaikanal
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kodaikanal (Dindigul district)
  • Native : Tropical Asia, Temperate Asia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Rolla Seshagiri Rao et al. 1986. Flora of West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Rolla Seshagiri Rao. 1986. Flora of Srikakulam
    • Manickam V.S & Irudayaraj V. (1992)- Pteridophyte flora of W.Ghats, South India
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Selaginella involvens. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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