spikemoss
Noun
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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 strobilessubtypes:
- 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 mosssame as: little club moss, spike moss
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