Selaginellaceae

Selaginella peruviana (Milde) Hieron.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Peru, Texas

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TD, TC, MB, MC, TS, MS, MG, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Cwb, Am, Cfb, ET, BSh, Cwa, Cwc, BSk, Cfa, BWh, Csb, BWk

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): None

References

Gaff, DF. 1987. Desiccation Tolerant Plants in South America. Oecologia. 74(1):133–136.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232218-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.7zywft

Source IUCN conservation status: x