spike moss

1. Any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella (synset 113245571)
   is a type of: club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
   subtypes:

   • basket spikemoss, meadow spikemoss, selaginella apoda - spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America
   • dwarf lycopod, rock spikemoss, selaginella rupestris - tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America
   • desert selaginella, selaginella eremophila - prostrate spikemoss; California
   • resurrection plant, rose of jericho, selaginella lepidophylla - densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
   • florida selaginella, selaginella eatonii - occurs widely in Florida
   belongs to: genus selaginella, selaginella - type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss
   same as: little club moss, spikemoss

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