Lycophytes: Selaginellales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bryodesma tortipilum
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Bryodesma from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Selaginella tortipila
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Selaginella tortipila
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 004-01-003:
Selaginella tortipila FAMILY Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Selaginella tortipila
COMMON NAME:
Twisted-hair Spikemoss
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
JK Marlow jkm220315_6075
March Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
The small, tightly overlapping, linear leaves have apical, twisted bristles, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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 (Spira, 2011).
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 (Spira, 2011).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Bryodesma tortipilum
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Selaginella tortipila
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Selaginella tortipila
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 004-01-003:
Selaginella tortipila
FAMILY
Selaginellaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Selaginella tortipila