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Lycophytes: Selaginellales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Bryodesma tortipilum
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Selaginella tortipila
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 004-01-003:
Selaginella tortipila
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
COMMON NAME:
Twisted-hair Spikemoss
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JK Marlow jkm141030_482
October Greenville County SC
Wildcat Falls Wayside Park
Common name derived from the twisted bristle which terminates each tiny leaf, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmstortipilla_br1
Month Unknown
The small, tightly overlapping, linear leaves have apical, twisted bristles, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmstortipilla_br3
Month Unknown
A mat-forming species superficially resembling a large moss, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.