Selaginella rupestris

Rock spike-moss
Selaginella rupestris[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Isoetopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: S. rupestris
(L.) Spring
Binomial name
Selaginella rupestris

Selaginella rupestris, the northern selaginellla[2] or rock spike-moss, is a species of spike-moss occurring in dry rocky places in eastern North America, including one locality in Greenland. It has a wide but sporadic range. In the absence of water, it rolls into a ball for which, it is also known as bird nest moss. Again, when it comes in contact with water, it opens up.

References

  1. Nathaniel Lord Britton & Addison Brown - An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions, 2nd edition (1913)
  2. "Selaginella rupestris". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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