Lycophytes: Selaginellales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bryodesma rupestre
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Selaginella rupestris
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Selaginella rupestris
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 004-01-004:
Selaginella rupestris FAMILY Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Selaginella rupestris
COMMON NAME:
Rock Spikemoss
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Gill Newberry gn03_s_rupestris_close
January
Apical hair-tip of the leaves straight [vs. B. tortipilum twisted-contorted], per Weakley's Flora (2015).
JK Marlow jkm170408_539
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Its stems have a low creeping aspect, similar to the mosses with which it often grows, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
JK Marlow jkm170408_542
April Newberry County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Stems mostly creeping or turned up at the apex, forming mats 1.5-4cm high, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Gill Newberry gn03_s_rupestris_cones
May
The overlapping lvs are small, narrow & gray-green w white terminal bristles and marginal hairs, per Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bryodesma rupestre
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Selaginella rupestris
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Selaginella rupestris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 004-01-004:
Selaginella rupestris
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Selaginella rupestris