Selaginellaceae

Selaginella lepidophylla (Hook. & Grev.) Spring

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, 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:60452854-2

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

Source IUCN conservation status: x