003.0000
Family
Selaginellaceae Rchb.; Handb. Nat. Pflanzensyst. 163 (1837)
1-19 genera depending on genus concept, ca. 750 spp. The family has recently been split extensively by X.-M. Zhou & Li-Bing Zhang (2023).
Species listed in database: 770; hybrids: 2
003.3005
Genus
Bryodesma Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Almost cosmopolitan, mostly in temperate areas, many in USA
Species listed in database: 56; hybrids: 1
species :
Bryodesma acanthonota
(Underw.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Distribution: USA (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma funiforme (Van Eselt.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Bryodesma humifusum (Van Eselt.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Selaginella acanthonota Underw.; Torreya 2: 172 (1902)
= Selaginella arenicola subsp. acanthonota (Underw.) R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42(1): 26 (1955)
= Selaginella arenicola var. acanthonota (Underw.) Waterf.; Rhodora 62: 320 (1960)
= Selaginella floridana Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 11: 1 (1921)
= Selaginella funiformis Van Eselt.; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 30: 161 (1917)
= Selaginella humifusa Van Eselt.; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 20: 165 (1918)
= Selaginella rupestris var. acanthonota (Underw.) Clute; Fern-Allies 264 (1905)
species :
Bryodesma aethiopicum
(Bizzarri) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
Distribution: Ethiopia; Eritrea
24 ERI ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella caffrorum var. aethiopica Bizzarri; Webbia 29(2): 556 (1975)
= Selaginella rupestris f. abyssinica A.Braun; Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868), nom. nud.
= Selaginella quartiniana Cufod.; Phyton (Horn) 4,1/2: 178 (1952), nom. nov. for S. rupestris var. incurva f. abyssinica
species :
Bryodesma arenaria
(Baker) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 650 (2023)
Distribution: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas)
83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella arenaria Baker; J. Bot. 21: 82, no. 23 (1883)
= Lycopodioides arenaria (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 825 (1891)
species :
Bryodesma arenicola
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Sand Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella arenicola Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 541 (1898), nom. nov.
= Selaginella arenaria Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 541 (1898), nom. illeg., non Baker (1883)
species :
Bryodesma arizonicum
(Maxon) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Arizona Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella arizonica Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 5-6 (1920)
species :
Bryodesma arsenei
(Weath.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Veracruz)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella arsenei Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 417, t. 2, f. 8 (1944)
species :
Bryodesma asprellum
(Maxon) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Bluish Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (S-California, very rare, N-California); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella asprella Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 6 (1920)
species :
Bryodesma balansae
(A.Braun) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Morocco
20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella balansae (A.Braun) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 318 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris subsp. balansae (A.Braun) Emb.; Trav. Crypt. Mangin, 129 (1931)
= Selaginella rupestris subsp. balansae (A.Braun) Maire; Jahandiez & Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc. 11 (1931)
= Selaginella rupestris var. balansae A.Braun; Kuhn, Filic. Afr.: 212 (1868)
species :
Bryodesma basipilosum
(Valdespino) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 651 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Oaxaca)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella basipilosa Valdespino; Brittonia 44(3): 314 (1992)
species :
Bryodesma bigelovii
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Bushy Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (C-California, S-California); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella bigelovii Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 130, no. 6 (1898)
species :
Bryodesma caffrorum
(Milde) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 15,4 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; NW-Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
23 BUR RWA 24 SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZIM 27 LES NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella caffrorum (Milde) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 313 (1900)
= Selaginella capensis (A.Braun) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 314, no. 23 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. angolensis A.Braun ex Kuhn; Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
= Selaginella rupestris f. caffrorum Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 262 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. capensis A.Braun ex Kuhn; Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
= Selaginella rupestris subsp. incurva (A.Braun ex Kuhn) A.Braun ex Sim; Ferns S. Afr., ed. 2: 333 (1915)
= Selaginella rupestris var. incurva A.Braun ex Kuhn; Filic. Afr.: 213 (1868)
species :
Bryodesma carinatum
(R.M.Tryon) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 651 (2023)
Distribution: Ecuador
83 ECU
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella carinata R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 50, f. 25-26, map 31 (1955)
species :
Bryodesma carnerosanum
(T.Reeves) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 651 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella carnerosana T.Reeves; Brittonia 32(3): 365 (1980)
species :
Bryodesma cinerascens
(A.A.Eaton) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Gray Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (S-California, San Diego Co.); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodium bryoides Nutt. ex Baker; Handb. Fern-Allies 35 (1887), nom. illeg., non Kaulf. 1824
= Selaginella bryoides Underw.; Our nat. Ferns ed. 6: 138 (1900), nom. nov. for Lycopodium bryoides Nutt. ex Baker
= Selaginella cinerascens A.A.Eaton; Fern Bull. 7: 33 (1899)
species :
Bryodesma corallinum
(Riddell) Weakley; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 16(2): 405 (2022)
Name: Riddell´s spikemoss
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma arenicola subsp. riddellii (Van Eselt.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Lycopodium corallinum Riddell; New Orleans Med. Surg. J. 9: 617 (1853)
= Selaginella arenicola subsp. riddellii (Van Eselt.) R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 24 (1955)
= Selaginella arenicola var. riddellii (Van Eselt.) Waterf.; Rhodora 62: 320 (1960)
= Selaginella corallina (Riddell) Wilbur & Whitson; Amer. Fern J. 95(4): 162 (2005)
= Selaginella riddellii Van Eselt.; Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 20(5): 162-163, t. 15, f. 63 (1918)
species :
Bryodesma densum
(Rydb.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993) [probably nom. illeg. based on invalid basionym]
Name: Lesser spikemoss
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan); USA (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming)
71 CDN 72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella densa Rydb.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 7 (1900), nom. illeg., non A. Veitch (1873)
= Selaginella engelmannii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 294, no. 5 (1900)
= Selaginella haydenii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 296, no. 7 (1900)
= Selaginella longipila Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 291, no. 2. Dec. 28 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. engelmannii (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 15: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. haydenii (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. longipila A.Braun ex Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 291 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris var. densa (Rydb.) Clute; Fern-Allies 142, 264 (1905)
species :
Bryodesma dregei
(C.Presl) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; SE-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodium dregei C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Cl. V, 3 (1845), reimpr. in Bot. Bemerk. (C. Presl) 153 (1846)
= Selaginella dregei (C.Presl) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 315, t. 36 (1900)
= Selaginella dregei var. bachmanniana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 317 (1900)
= Selaginella dregei var. petersiana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 317 (1900)
= Selaginella dregei var. pretoriensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 317 (1900)
= Selaginella dregei var. rehmanniana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 317 (1900)
= Selaginella dregei var. welwitschiana (A.Braun) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 318 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. dregeana (C.Presl) A.Braun; Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 214 (1868) orth. var.
= Selaginella rupestris f. dregei (C.Presl) Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 262 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. welwitschiana A.Braun; Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 214 (1868)
= Selaginella rupestris subsp. recurva (A.Braun) A.Braun; Sim, Ferns S. Afr. ed. 2: 333 (1915)
= Selaginella rupestris var. recurva A.Braun; Kuhn, Filic. Afr. 213 (1868)
species :
Bryodesma echinatum
(Baker) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 651 (2023)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodioides echinata (Baker) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 826 (1891)
= Selaginella echinata Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 536 (1887)
species :
Bryodesma eremophilum
(Maxon) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Desert Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (SW-Arizona, SE-California); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Zacatecas)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella eremophila Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72(5): 3, t. 2 (1920)
species :
Bryodesma extensum
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella extensa Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 131 (1898)
= Selaginella rupestris subvar. viridis E.Fourn.; Mexic. Pl.146 (1872), nom. nud.
= Selaginella rupestris var. mexicana Conz.; Fl. Taxon. Mexic. 1: 150 (1939) (nom. inval.)
species :
Bryodesma griseum
(Alston) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 652 (2023)
Distribution: SW-Mozambique; South Africa (E-Transvaal, NE-KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella grisea Alston; J. Bot. 77: 222 (1939), nom. nov.
= Selaginella dregei var. hildebrandtiana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 317 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma hansenii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Hansen´s Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (C-California)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella hansenii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 301 (1900)
= Selaginella bolanderi Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 300, no. 11 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. bolanderi (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. hansenii (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris var. bolanderi (Hieron.) Jeps.; Man. Pl. Calif. 42 (1923)
= Selaginella rupestris var. hansenii (Hieron.) Jeps.; Man. Pl. Calif. 42 (1923)
species :
Bryodesma humbertii
(Stefanov. & Rakotondr.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 652 (2023)
Distribution: C-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella nivea subsp. humbertii Stefanov. & Rakotondr.; Novon 6(2): 207 (1996)
species :
Bryodesma indicum
(R.M.Tryon) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: China (Himalaya); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal)
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma emodi (Fraser-Jenk.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 651 (2023), comb. superfl.
= Selaginella emodi Fraser-Jenk.; Ferns and Fern-Allies of Nepal, 1: 67 (2015) (fide Fraser-Jenkins et al. 2018)
= Selaginella indica R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 52, f. 27 (1955)
= Selaginella rupestris f. indica Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 262 (1867), nom. inval.
species :
Bryodesma landii
(Greenm. & N.Pfeiff.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 652 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella landii Greenm. & N.Pfeiff.; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 5: 205 (1918)
species :
Bryodesma leucobryoides
(Maxon) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Name: Mojave Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (S-Nevada, NW-Arizona, SE-California)
76 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella leucobryoides Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72(5): 8, t. 5 (1920)
species :
Bryodesma limitaneum
(Weath.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 653 (2023)
Name: Bluntleaf spikemoss
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, S-New Mexico, W-Texas)
76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma muticum var. limitaneum (Weath.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Selaginella mutica var. limitanea Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 414 (1944)
= Selaginella mutica var. texana Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(4): 414 (1944)
species :
Bryodesma macratherum
(Weath.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 652 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella macrathera Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 326 (1943)
species :
Bryodesma muticum
(D.C.Eaton ex Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Blunt-leaved Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, S-Wyoming, ?W-Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella mutica D.C.Eaton ex Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 128 (1898)
= Selaginella watsonii var. mutica (D.C.Eaton ex Underw.) Clute; Fern-Allies 144, 264 (1905)
species :
Bryodesma niveum
(Alston) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 652 (2023)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; SE-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo); S-Madagascar
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella nivea Alston; Dansk Bot. Ark. 7: 194, t. 78(1-4) (1932)
species :
Bryodesma njamnjamense
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mali; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D. R. Congo [Zaire]; Sudan; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; Botswana
22 BEN MLI NGA TOG 23 CAF CMN 24 SUD 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella njamnjamensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 312 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma oreganum
(D.C.Eaton) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Oregon Spike-moss (EN)
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia); USA (California, Oregon, Washington State)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella oregana D.C.Eaton; Wats., Bot. California 2: 350 (1880)
= Lycopodioides oregana (D.C.Eaton) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 827 (1891)
species :
Bryodesma parishii
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 154 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, N-Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella parishii Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 202 (1906)
species :
Bryodesma peruvianum
(Milde) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Peruvian Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (W-Texas, W-Oklahoma, E-New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Veracruz); Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potosí, Tarija, Santa Cruz); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Luis, Tucuman)
74 USA 77 USA 79 MEX 83 BOL PER 85 ARG
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodium ciliatum Ruiz ex Spring; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24 [Monogr. Lyc. 2]: 55 (1849)
= Selaginella aschenbornii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 305, no. 15 (1900)
= Selaginella peruviana (Milde) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 307 (1900)
= Selaginella peruviana var. dombeyana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 308 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. mexicana Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 263 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. peruviana Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 263 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris var. peruviana (Milde) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 417 (1896)
= Selaginella sheldonii Maxon; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 31: 171 (1918)
species :
Bryodesma phillipsianum
(Hieron.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 653 (2023)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella phillipsiana (Hieron.) Alston; J. Bot. 77: 222 (1939)
= Selaginella wightii var. phillipsiana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 320 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma proximum
(R.M.Tryon) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 653 (2023)
Distribution: S-Madagascar; W-Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella proxima R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 56, f. 33-35, map 37 (1955)
species :
Bryodesma rupestre
(L.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Northern selaginella, Rock Spike-moss (EN)
Distribution: Greenland; Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming)
70 GNL 71 CDN 72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodioides rupestris (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 827 (1891)
= Lycopodium rupestre L.; Sp. Pl. 2: 1100 (1753)
= Selaginella bourgeaui Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 295, no. 6 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring; Flora 21: 149 and 182, no. 12 (1838)
= Selaginella rupestris f. borealis (Spring) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. bourgeaui (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris var. borealis Spring; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 24: 57 (1849)
= Stachygynandrum rupestre (L.) P.Beauv.; Prodr. Aethéogam. 113 (1803)
species :
Bryodesma rupincola
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Rock-loving Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (W-Texas, S-New Mexico, S-Arizona); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella chrismari Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 299, no. 10 (1900)
= Selaginella chrismari var. karwinskyana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 300 (1900)
= Selaginella chrismari var. neeana Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 300 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris var. rupincola (Underw.) Clute; Fern-Allies 142, 264 (1905)
= Selaginella rupincola Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 129 (1898)
species :
Bryodesma sartorii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander); Venezuela (Merida, Tachira, Trujillo)
79 MEX 82 CLM VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella hintonii Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 418, t. 2, f. 9 (1944)
= Selaginella porrecta Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 417, t. II, f. 7 (1944)
= Selaginella rupestris var. sartorii (Hieron.) Frye; Ferns Northwest 31 (1934)
= Selaginella sartorii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 304 (1900)
= Selaginella sartorii var. oregonensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 305 (1900)
= Selaginella sartorii var. venezuelensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 305 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma scopulorum
(Maxon) Skoda & Holub; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Name: Rocky Mountain spikemoss
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella columbiana A.A.Eaton ex Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 11: 37 (1921)
= Selaginella densa var. scopulorum (Maxon) R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42(1): 67 (1955)
= Selaginella engelmannii var. scopulorum (Maxon) C.F.Reed; Phytologia 9: 499 (1964)
= Selaginella scopulorum Maxon; Amer. Fern J. 11: 36 (1921)
species :
Bryodesma sellowii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Cuba; Colombia (Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Santander); Venezuela (Lara); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Cordillera, Pres. Hayes); Uruguay (Artigas, Colonia, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Soriano); Argentina (Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Jujuy, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, San Luis, Tucuman)
79 MEX 81 CUB 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA 85 ARG PAR URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella amazonica (Milde) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 310, no. 19 (1900) (comb. illeg.)
= Selaginella arechavaletae Hieron.; Hedwigia 38: 311, no. 20 (1900)
= Selaginella mildei Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1(4): 671. (1901 publ. 1902)
= Selaginella montevidensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 309, no. 18 (1900)
= Selaginella pauciciliata Hieron.; Hedwigia 58: 284 (1917)
= Selaginella rupestris f. amazonica Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 263 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. brasiliensis Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 263 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris subvar. glaucina E.Fourn.; Mexic. Pl. 1: 146 (1872), nom. nud.
= Selaginella rupestris var. brasiliensis (Milde) Hieron.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 417 (1896)
= Selaginella rupestris var. brevipila A.Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 3: 270 (1865)
= Selaginella sellowii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 306 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma shabaense
(Bizzarri) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou; Plant Diversity 45: 653 (2023)
Distribution: E-D. R. Congo [Zaire]
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella shabaensis Bizzarri; Webbia 36(1): 204 (1982)
species :
Bryodesma shakotanense
(Franch. ex Takeda) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Khabarovsk, Kuril Isl., Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin); Japan
31 RFE 38 JAP
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodioides shakotanensis (Franch. ex Takeda) Tzvelev; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 36: 26 (2004), nom. inval.
= Selaginella rupestris var. shakotanensis Franch. ex Takeda; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 237 (1909)
= Selaginella shakotanensis (Franch. ex Takeda) Miyabe & Kudô; Fl. Hokkaido 63 (1930)
species :
Bryodesma sibiricum
(Milde) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Siberian spikemoss
Distribution: Siberia (Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Yakutia); Russian Far East (Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin); China (Heilongjiang, Nei Mongol); North Korea; South Korea (Ulleung Isl.); Japan; Alaska; Canada (British Columbia, Northern Territories, Yukon)
30 SIB 31 RFE 36 CHI 38 JAP KOR NKO 70 ASK CDN 71 CDN
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodioides sibirica (Milde) Tzvelev; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 36: 26 (2004)
= Selaginella rupestris f. amurensis Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 262 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. manchuriensis Milde; Fil. Eur. & Atl. 262 (1867)
= Selaginella rupestris f. schmidtii (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. sibirica Milde; Fil. Eur. 262 (1867) (siberica)
= Selaginella rupestris Schmidt; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersb. VII, 12: 204 (1868) (non Spring 1838)
= Selaginella rupestris var. siberica (Milde) Gilbert; Cat. n. Amer. Pterid., 22 (1901)
= Selaginella schmidtii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 292, no. 3 (1900)
= Selaginella schmidtii var. krauseorum Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 293 (1900)
= Selaginella sibirica (Milde) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 290, no. 1 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma standleyi
(Maxon) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Name: Standley´s spikemoss
Distribution: Alaska; Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); USA (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)
70 ASK 71 CDN 73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella densa var. standleyi (Maxon) R.M.Tryon; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 71, fig. 46, map 46 (1955)
= Selaginella engelmannii var. standleyi (Maxon) C.F.Reed; Phytologia 9: 500 (1964)
= Selaginella standleyi Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72(5): 9 (1920)
species :
Bryodesma steyermarkii
(Alston) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: Mexico (Chiapas); Guatemala
79 MEX 80 GUA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella steyermarkii Alston; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. XII, 7: 638, t. XII.9, f. a-c. Aug (1954)
species :
Bryodesma tortipilum
(A.Braun) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Twistedhair spikemoss
Distribution: USA (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
78 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN R, V (Georgia), R (North Carolina), I (South Carolina)
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella rupestris var. sherwoodii (Underw.) Clute; Fern-Allies 264 (1905)
= Selaginella rupestris var. tortipila (A.Braun) Underw.; Native Ferns (ed. 3): 140 (1888)
= Selaginella sherwoodii Underw.; Torreya 2: 172 (1902)
= Selaginella tortipila A.Braun; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. V, 3: 271 (1865)
species :
Bryodesma underwoodii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Underwood´s Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, W-Texas, S-Wyoming, Oklahoma); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma fendleri (Underw.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Selaginella fendleri (Underw.) Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 303 (1900) (nom. illeg., non Selaginella fendleri Baker (1883))
= Selaginella rupestris var. fendleri Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 127 (1898)
= Selaginella underwoodii Hieron.; Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 1: 714 (1901)
= Selaginella underwoodii var. dolichotricha Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 412, t. 1, f. 2 (1944)
species :
Bryodesma utahense
(Flowers) Skoda & Holub; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Name: Utah Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (SW-Utah, S-Nevada)
76 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN V, Ex/E (Nevada), V (Utah)
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella utahensis Flowers; Amer. Fern J. 39: 83 (1949)
species :
Bryodesma vardei
(H.Lév.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Distribution: China (S-Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet
36 CHI TIB
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella vardei H.Lév.; Cat. Pl. Yun-Nan 172, f. 41 (1915)-17
= Selaginella vardei var. gracilis Ching; Fl. Xizangica 1: 19-21 (1983)
species :
Bryodesma viridissimum
(Weath.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Slender Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (SW-Texas: Chisos Mts.); Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua)
77 USA 79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN V, I (Mexico), E (Texas)
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella coryi Weath.; Amer. Fern J. 36: 51, fig. (1946)
= Selaginella viridissima Weath.; J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 326 (1943)
species :
Bryodesma wallacei
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Wallace´s Spike-moss
Distribution: C-Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); NW-USA (Washington, Oregon, N-California, Idaho, Montana)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryodesma montanense (Hieron.) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
= Selaginella columbiana A.A.Eaton; Rydb., Fl. Rocky Mts. 1056 (1922), nom. nud. pro syn.
= Selaginella montanensis Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 293 (1900)
= Selaginella rosendahlii Hieron. ex Frye; Ferns Northwest, 33 (1934)
= Selaginella rupestris f. montanensis (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris f. wallacei (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
= Selaginella rupestris var. columbiana M.E.Jones; Univ. Mont. Bull. Biol. Ser., 15: 8 (1910)
= Selaginella rupestris var. montanensis (Hieron.) Frye; Ferns Northwest: 33 (1934)
= Selaginella rupestris var. montanensis (Hieron.) M.Broun; Index N. Amer. Ferns 159 (1938), isonym
= Selaginella rupestris var. wallacei (Hieron.) Frye; Ferns Northwest 33 (1934)
= Selaginella wallacei f. columbiana (M.E.Jones) M.Broun; Index N. Amer. Ferns 159 (1938)
= Selaginella wallacei Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 297 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma watsonii
(Underw.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Alpine Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, E-Oregon, SW-New Mexico, W-Wyoming, SW-Minnesota, SW-Montana)
73 USA 75 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodium struthioloides Nutt. ex Baker; Handb. Fern-Allies 35 (1887) (non C. Presl 1830)
= Selaginella watsonii Underw.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 127 (1898)
species :
Bryodesma weatherbiana
(R.M.Tryon) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992 publ. 1993)
Name: Weatherby´s Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (S-Colorado, N-New Mexico)
73 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella weatherbiana R.M.Tryon; Amer. Fern J. 40: 69 (1950)
species :
Bryodesma wightii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Lycopodium bryopteris Wall.; Numer. List no. 2188 (1829), nomen (non L., 1753)
= Lycopodium rupestre Hook.; Bot. Misc. 2: 373, no. 56 (1831) (non L. (1753))
= Selaginella wightii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 319 (1900)
= Selaginella wightii var. venusta Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 320 (1900)
species :
Bryodesma wrightii
(Hieron.) Soják; Preslia 64(2): 155 (1992)
Name: Wright´s Spike-moss
Distribution: USA (W-Texas, SE-New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella wrightii Hieron.; Hedwigia 39: 298 (1900)
= Selaginella rupestris f. wrightii (Hieron.) Clute; Fern Bull. 16: 52 (1908)
species :
Bryodesma ×neomexicanum
(Maxon) Skoda; Preslia 68(4): 343 (1997)
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, S-New Mexico, W-Texas)
76 USA 77 USA
Remarks: Bryodesma muticum x rupincolum
Synonyms: hidden
= Selaginella ×neomexicana Maxon; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 2 (1920)
