Family · Ferns & allies

Selaginellaceae

Spikemosses

Creeping lycophytes with scale-like leaves and two spore sizes; some are desert resurrection plants.

Accepted species

752accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈149 MaJurassic · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Selaginella

Its genus

• Selaginella752 spp.

Where it grows

• Southern America265
• Asia-Tropical262
• Asia-Temperate106
• Northern America101
• Africa78
• Pacific44
• Australasia11
• Europe3

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Selaginellaceae sits in the order Selaginellales.