Selaginellaceae

Selaginella pilifera A. Braun

Also mentioned in the literature as Selaginella pringlei. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

ssp189 map v1

Confirmed occurrences (?): Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Ecology

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

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

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

20260120 ssp189 elev

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 (?): New Mexico

References

Morton, C V. 1939. Our Southwestern Resurrection-Plants. American Fern Journal. 29(1):14–16.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232220-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.nfqtwa

Source IUCN conservation status: x