Selaginellaceae

Selaginella sartorii Hieron.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Colombia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Venezuela

Ecology

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

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): BSh, Cfb, Aw, Cfa, Cwb, Csb, BSk, As, Csa

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 (?): Mexico Southeast, Venezuela

References

Iturriaga, G, Gaff, DF & Zentella, R. 2000. New desiccation-tolerant plants, including a grass, in the central highlands of Mexico, accumulate trehalose. Australian Journal of Botany. 48(2):153–158. doi.org/10.1071/BT98062.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232279-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.t5vsy8

Source IUCN conservation status: x