Selaginella pubescens (wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring

Species

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Characteristics

Plants terrestrial or xerophytic, evergreen, erect, 35-75 cm, with creeping subterranean rhizome and stolons; leaves on rhizome and stolons scalelike, peltate, margin lacerate. Rhizophores restricted to base of stem. Main stems branched in upper part, isotomously branched, stramineous, terete, not sulcate, pubescent; branches few, 3 or 4 times pinnately branched, leafy branches pubescent on ventral side, dorsiventrally flattened. Axillary leaves on main stems larger than those on branches, ovate-lanceolate; axillary leaves on branches symmetrical, ovate-lanceolate, 1-1.7 × 0.2-0.7 mm, margin entire. Dorsal leaves on branches asymmetrical, elliptic or falcate, 0.7-1.2 × 0.15-0.4 mm, base decurrent, not peltate, margin entire, involute, apex acuminate, parallel to axis. Ventral leaves slightly ascending, asymmetrical, oblong-ovate or falcate, 1.3-1.9 × 0.4-0.6 mm, margin entire or subentire, involute, apex acute. Strobili solitary, compact, tetragonal, 6-12 × ca. 1 mm; sporophylls uniform, not white-margined, without sporophyll-pteryx, margin entire.
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A fern. It grows 35-75 cm tall. It has creeping underground rhizomes or stolons. The leaves on these parts are like scales. The main stem is branched and divided 3 or 4 times along the stem. The leafy branches are hairy underneath. The leaves on the main stem are larger than on the branches.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.75
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on drier slopes in partly shaded places between 400-1,200 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Edible fronds leaves
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Distribution

Selaginella pubescens world distribution map, present in China, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77186637-1
WFO ID wfo-0001274950
COL ID 4WCBK
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Synonyms

Selaginella pubescens Lycopodium pubescens