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Selaginella eatonii Hieronymus ex Small. Common name: Eaton’s Spikemoss, Pygmy Spikemoss. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammock edges, pine rocklands, rocky glades, and sinkholes on limestone. Distribution: S. FL; Bahamas.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Buck (1978) for detailed discussion of this species and its distinctiveness. It was described in Small (1918).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA2, K4, NS, POWO, ZB, Zhou & Zhang (2023); = Diplostachyum eatoni (Hieron. ex Small) Small — Sf; = Lycopodioides eatonii (Hieron. ex Small) Weakley — Weakley (2023b) in Weakley et al (2023); = Lycopodioides species 1; = Selaginella armata Baker var. eatonii (Hieron. ex Small) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin — Fl1, WH3, Hansen & Wunderlin (1998); = Selaginella eatoni Hieron. ex Small — Small (1918); < Selaginella armata Baker — SFla. Basionym: Selaginella eatonii Hieron. ex Small 1918

Links to other floras: = Selaginella eatonii - FNA2

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