English > spike moss: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella. |
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Synonyms | spikemoss, little club moss |
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Member of | Selaginella, genus Selaginella | type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae |
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Narrower | desert selaginella, Selaginella eremophila | prostrate spikemoss |
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florida selaginella, Selaginella eatonii | Occurs widely in Florida |
meadow spikemoss, basket spikemoss, Selaginella apoda | spikemoss forming dense mats |
resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla | densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru |
rock spikemoss, dwarf lycopod, Selaginella rupestris | tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats |
Broader | club moss, club-moss, lycopod | Primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles |
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Spanish | helecho arco iris, spikemoss |
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Catalan | spike moss, spikemoss |
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