West Highland Flora

Lesser Clubmoss


Selaginella selaginoides

 

Selaginella selaginoides

Photo © Carl Farmer
4 Jul 2004 Torrin, Skye
Stem c 6 mm wide leaf-tip to leaf-tip

Frequent in wet moorland or where water seeps over rock, particularly common in alkaline areas.

Leaves c 2-4 mm long

ID: Leaf-edges have tiny hairs projecting at intervals

Other features: More slender than other clubmosses.  Cones not clearly distinct from rest of branch, but have leaves more spreading and with white or yellow globular spore-cases in their axils.

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Selaginella selaginoides

Photo © Carl Farmer
12 Jul 2003 Suardal, Skye

  Selaginella selaginoides

Photo © Carl Farmer
12 Jul 2003 Suardal, Skye
7mm across at widest incl leaves

 

Selaginella selaginoides

Photo © Carl Farmer
12 Jul 2003 Suardal, Skye


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