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Selaginella ludoviciana

Selaginella ludoviciana A. Braun

Gulf Spike-moss, Louisiana Spike-moss

Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss Family)

USDA Symbol: SELU3

Selaginella ludoviciana (Gulf spike-moss) #50433

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
City: Chattahoochee
County: Gadsden
State: FL
Location Notes: Angus K. Gholson Jr. Nature Park.
Accession date: 2017-08-18
Filename: A_C_IMG4983.JPG
Slide Index: 4399308691_8f35fb11a0_o.JPG
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: Close-up of a stem bearing leaves. Photographer's note: "This is Gulf Spike-moss. It is actually not a moss but related to ferns. Some authors consider it a variety of Selaginella apoda. My experience questions that. Habitat alone is a big difference. Selaginella ludoviciana grows most often in much drier situations and can produce very large colonies. Selaginella apoda rarely grows away from sheltered wet conditions. Selaginella ludoviciana is very elongated and sprawls and Selaginella apoda is often compact and less sprawling."
Date Taken: 2010-02-28
NPIN Image Id: 50433

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This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2017-08-18

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