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Bluntleaf spikemoss

Selaginella mutica

297 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 12, February 9, March 13, April 25, May 37, June 22, July 21, August 18, September 17, October 12, November 10, December 10.
United States600
Colorado205
Texas159
New Mexico132
Utah55
Arizona45
Wyoming4
Mexico2
Chihuahua2

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

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

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