Selaginella denticulata

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Selaginella denticulata
Selaginella denticulata

Selaginella denticulata

Systematics
Subdivision : Lycopodiophytina
Class : Bear moss plants (Lycopodiopsida)
Order : Moss ferns (Selaginellales)
Family : Moss fern family (Selaginellaceae)
Genre : Moss ferns ( Selaginella )
Type : Selaginella denticulata
Scientific name
Selaginella denticulata
( L. ) Spring

Selaginella denticulata , the toothed moss fern, is a species of the genus moss fern ( Selaginella ) withinthe moss fern family (Selaginellaceae).

description

Illustration of megaspore and young plant

Selaginella denticulata is a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of 0.4 to 10 centimeters. The flat shoots pressed against the ground have four rows of unequal leaves in pairs. Two smaller, adjacent to the stem and one larger, protruding leaflet on each side. The latter is up to 2.5 millimeters long and has fine saw teeth.

The not sharply demarcated sporangia ears are seated. Spore ripening is in April to August.

The number of chromosomes is x = 9; the chromosome number is 2n = 18.

Occurrence

The distribution area includes the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands . Selaginella denticulata usually thrives in fresh, shady locations.

literature

  • Ingrid Schönfelder, Peter Schönfelder : Kosmos Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora. Over 1600 species of plants . 2nd Edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-09361-1 .
  • Adalbert Hohenester, Walter Welss: Excursion flora for the Canary Islands. With views of the whole of Macaronesia . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1993, ISBN 3-8001-3466-7 ( PDF file; 23.2 MB ).
  • PP Ferrer, F. Boisset: Lectotypification of the spikemosses Selaginella denticulata and S. ornithopodioides (Selaginellaceae, Lycopsida). In: Phytotaxa , Volume 205, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 277–282. DOI: 10.11646 / phytotaxa.205.4.7 .
  • A. Troìa, Werner Greuter : Conspectus of Italian Selaginella (Selaginellaceae), with some typifications. In: Plant Biosystems , Volume 149, Issue 4, 2015, pp. 695-702, DOI: 10.1080 / 11263504.2015.1057265 .
  • MJM Christenhusz, MW Chase: Trends and concepts in fern classification. In: Annals of Botany , Volume 113, 2014, pp. 571-594.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Selaginella denticulata at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

Web links

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