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Taxon: Selaginella uncinata (Desv.) Spring

Genus: Selaginella
Family: Selaginellaceae.
Nomen number: 33584
Place of publication: Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10:141. 1843
Name verified on: 05-Dec-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 04-Jan-2013
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • blue spike-moss   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • peacock spike-moss   (Source: Ferns Amer Gard ) – English
  • rainbow-fern   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  • rainbow-moss   (Source: Ferns Amer Gard ) – English
  • konteri-kuramagoke   (Source: F Japan ) – Japanese Rōmaji

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • ASIA-TEMPERATE
    China: China [s.]

      Cultivated:
  • also cultivated

References:

  • Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage.
  • FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America. 2:61. [introd. & cult.].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
  • Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993–. Flora of Japan.
  • Mickel, J. T. 1994. Ferns for American gardens.
  • Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  • Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.
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Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Selaginella uncinata (Desv.) Spring:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?33584 (24 May 2013)

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