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Riddell's Spikemoss

Selaginella corallina

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) centratex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 36, February 34, March 45, April 74, May 45, June 22, July 20, August 20, September 24, October 26, November 33, December 41.
United States450
Texas405
Oklahoma27
Louisiana10
Arkansas6
Alabama2

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassLycophytes · Lycopodiopsida
OrderSpikemosses · Selaginellales
FamilySpikemoss Family · Selaginellaceae
GenusSpikemosses · Selaginella

Sources

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