Meadow Spikemoss

(Selaginella apoda)

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Description

Selaginella apoda stems have smaller leaves in two rows as well as larger leaves in two rows. This species can be differentiated from a regular moss species based on its veins running along the leaves. The stem of S. apoda can best be described as leafy. Selaginella species possess rhizophores.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order:Selaginellales
Family:Selaginellaceae
Genus:Selaginella
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