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Bryodesma rupestre (Linnaeus) Soják. Common name: Rock Spikemoss. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Granite flatrocks, other, mostly acidic, rock outcrops, occasionally on greenstone or calcareous shales. Distribution: S. Greenland and NS west to BC, south to GA, AL, AR, OK, and WY. Reports for KY are unconfirmed.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Valdespino in FNA (1993b) suggests that two or more cryptic or semicryptic species are present within what is currently called S. rupestris; additional study is needed.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Soják (1992 [1993]), Zhou & Zhang (2023); Lycopodium rupestre L.; = Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring — Ar, C, Can, F, FNA2, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Ky, Md, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S13, Sf, Tat, Tn, W, WV. Basionym: Lycopodium rupestre L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Selaginella rupestris - FNA2

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Mount Yonah, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming
image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Kennesaw Mountain, gneiss outcrop, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Cobb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Cowrock Mountain, Raven Cliffs Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Clinton Nature Preserve, Douglas County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Edwin Bridges | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Mount Yonah, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Bryodesma rupestre, Cowrock Mountain, Raven Cliffs Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, White County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source

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