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Selaginellaceae
Gymnogynum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gymnogynum kraussianum (Kunze) Weakley. Common name: Krauss's Spikemoss, Mat Spikemoss. Habitat: Weakly naturalized around gardens or lawns. Distribution: Native of s. and e. Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Weakley (2022) in Weakley et al (2022), Zhou & Zhang (2023); Lycopodium kraussianum Kunz2; = Gymnogynum species 1; = Lycopodioides kraussiana (Kunze) Kuntze; = n/a — RAB; = Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A.Braun — FNA2, K4, Meso1, NS, POWO, Lin et al (2013). Basionym: Lycopodium kraussianum Kunz2 1844

Links to other floras: = Selaginella kraussiana - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)

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