Selaginella apoda (Linnaeus) C. Morren. Common name: Meadow Spikemoss. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Seepages, bogs, spray cliffs, stream margins, wet meadows, marsh edges, wet spots in lawns, other moist habitats. Distribution: S. ME, NY, OH, s. IN, AR, and e. OK south to FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, and e. TX; c. Mexico south to Guatemala.
ID notes: Often overlooked by vascular plant botanists as a liverwort or moss. Selaginella ludoviciana of the Gulf Coast east to GA, and S. eclipes, more northern/midwestern, are superficially very similar (see key).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Buck (1977) for detailed information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, FNA2, Il, K4, Ky, Md, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, SFla, Tat, Tn, W, WV, ZE, Buck & Lucansky (1976), Zhou & Zhang (2023); Lycopodium apodum L. Stachygynandrum species 1; = Diplostachyum apodum (L.) P.Beauv. — Sf; = Lycopodioides apodum (L.) P.Beauv. — Va; = Selaginella apoda (L.) Fernald var. apoda — ETx1, Fl1, TxFerns, WH3; = Selaginella apus (L.) Spring — S13; < Selaginella apoda (Linnaeus) C. Morren — C, F, G, Meso1, Tx. Basionym: Lycopodium apodum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Selaginella apoda - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
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© Alan Cressler: Lycopodioides apodum, Floyd County Prairies area, Floyd County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Lycopodioides apodum, Bridge Creek Falls, Chimneys State Natural Area, The Pocket, Cumberland Plateau, Marion County, Tennessee 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Lycopodioides apodum, Reregulation Dam Recreation Area, Hidden Pond Trail, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Murray County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Lycopodioides apodum, Cochran Falls, Chattahoochee National Forest, Dawson County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Lycopodioides apodum, Prairie Grove Glades, Mississippian Age, Bangor Limestone, Lawrence County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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