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Selaginella moellendorffii

Selaginella moellendorfii close up of wild plants, Auckland Domain.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 21/10/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Selaginella moellendorffii plant.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)

Flower colours

No flowers

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Selaginella

Family

Selaginellaceae

Authority

Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1981

Origin

S.E. Asia

Reason for introduction

Unknown - possibly horticultural

Tolerances

Frost sensitive will not tolerate cold. Does best in warm humid climates.

Life cycle and dispersal

Reproduces by spores and vegetative spread from detached pieces. Spreads by wind dispersed spores, vegetative spread by water and as accidental pot contaminants

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