Biology:Selaginella uliginosa

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Short description: Species of spikemoss in the family Selaginellaceae

Swamp selaginella
Fern like plant swampy area Ku-ring-gai Chase.jpg
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species:
S. uliginosa
Binomial name
Selaginella uliginosa
(Labill.) Spring[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycopodium uliginosum
    Labill. (1807)
  • Lycopodioides uliginosa
    (Labill.) Kuntze (1891)

Selaginella uliginosa is a small plant in the spikemoss family Selaginellaceae which is endemic to Australia . An ancient and primitive plant, usually under 10 centimetres tall, it is often seen in sunny moist areas. The specific epithet uliginosa is from Latin, referring to the plant's preference for growing in swampy locations.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by the French biologist Jacques Labillardière, based on specimens he collected during his journey to Australia in 1792. He placed it in the clubmosses, giving it the name Lycopodium uliginosum.[3][4] In 1891 the German botanist Otto Kuntze transferred it to the genus Lycopodioides (a name meaning "similar to Lycopodium") combined with the species epithet uliginosa.[5] That genus is now recognised as a synonym of Selaginella,[6] and this species was formally transferred to it by the German/Belgian botanist Antoine Frédéric Spring in 1843.[1][2]

Etymology

The species epithet uliginosa is from the Latin word ūlīginōsa, meaning marshes or wetlands, and is a reference to the preferred habitat of the plant.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Selaginella uliginosa". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/76349. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Selaginella uliginosa (Labill.) Spring". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A60467458-2. 
  3. "Lycopodium uliginosum". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/97829. 
  4. "Lycopodium uliginosum". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://www.ipni.org/n/60467457-2. 
  5. "Lycopodioides uliginosa". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://www.ipni.org/n/98689-3. 
  6. "Lycopodioides Boehm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30006271-2. 
  7. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN:978-0-7318-1211-0 page 304
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Wikidata ☰ Q7447424 entry