Selaginella apodaSpring

WFO wfo-0001429093 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Selaginella apoda, photographed by Taro Ietaka
fig. a Taro Ietaka, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-06-10 / obs. 205171105
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Nathan T. Jones
fig. b Nathan T. Jones, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 204266032
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. c Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191023922
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）
fig. d Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 186363486
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Gus
fig. e Gus, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 186602861
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Daniel Patterson
fig. f Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181564766
Selaginella apoda, photographed by Taro Ietaka
fig. g Taro Ietaka, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 181806649
Selaginella apoda, photographed by John Kees
fig. h John Kees, CC0 1.0 / obs. 174054293

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Native range 37 botanical countries

Regions where Selaginella apoda is native: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Cuba, Guatemala AlabamaArkansasConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestMississippiMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaCubaGuatemala DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Selaginella apoda, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arkansas ARK
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Kentucky KTY
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Pennsylvania PEN
Rhode I. RHO
South Carolina SCA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
West Virginia WVA
Cuba CUB SOUTHERN AMERICA
Guatemala GUA

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Diplostachyum apodum (L.) P.Beauv.
  • Lycopodioides apodum Kuntze
  • Lycopodium albidulum Sw.
  • Lycopodium apodon Steud.
  • Lycopodium apodum L.
  • Lycopodium apodum var. piliferum Aberle
  • Lycopodium apus Gmel.
  • Selaginella albidula (Sw.) Spring
  • Selaginella apoda (L.) C.Morren
  • Selaginella apoda (L.) Fernald
  • Selaginella apoda var. denticulata Spring
  • Selaginella apoda var. minor Lauche
  • Selaginella apus Spring
  • Selaginella apus var. minor A.Braun

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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