Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring

Species

Pteridophytes > Lycopodiales > Selaginellaceae > Selaginella

Characteristics

Plants epilithic or xerophytic, evergreen or seasonally green, erect, 15-35(-65) cm, with creeping subterranean rhizome and stolons; leaves on rhizome and stolons scalelike, pale yellow. Rhizophores restricted to creeping rhizomes and stolons. Main stems branched from middle upward, pinnately branched, stramineous, unbranched main stem 5-25 cm tall, 1-1.5 mm in diam. in lower part, terete, not sulcate, glabrous; primary leafy branches 7-12 pairs, 2 or 3 times pinnately branched, secondary branches 1 or 2 times pinnately branched, tertiary branches forked or once pinnately branched, leafy main stem including leaves 4-6 mm wide at middle, ultimate branches 2-3 mm wide including leaves. Axillary leaves symmetrical, ovate to triangular, 1.1-1.6 × 0.4-1.1 mm, base exauriculate, margin denticulate. Dorsal leaves imbricate, ovate-triangular or ovate-elliptic, 0.6-1.2 × 0.2-0.5 mm, slightly carinate, base cuneate, margin denticulate, apex long acuminate to shortly aristate, parallel to axis. Ventral leaves contiguous or overlapping, slightly ascending, ovate to triangular, 1.4-2.4 × 0.4-1.4 mm, apex subacute or apiculate; basiscopic base rounded, margin entire; acroscopic base enlarged, broader, overlapping stem and branches, margin hyaline, denticulate. Strobili solitary, terminal, compact, tetragonal, 5-15 × 1-1.4 mm; sporophylls uniform, not white-margined, ovate-triangular, sharply carinate, margin denticulate, apex acuminate, without sporophyll-pteryx; megasporophylls and microsporophylls at intervals, or megasporophylls in middle on lower side; microsporangia elliptic, rather thin, cells regular; microspores yellowish orange, megaspores whitish or brown, with equatorial flange.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Amenorrhea (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Evil eye (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Longevity (unspecified), Prolapse (unspecified), Hematochezia (unspecified), Rectum (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Selaginella involvens world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Palau, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60452633-2
WFO ID wfo-0000748166
COL ID 4WBWN
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Selaginella involvens Lycopodium involvens Selaginella caulescens Lycopodium caulescens