Selaginellaceae

Selaginella sellowii Hieron.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Ecology

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

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

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 (?): Cuba, Mexico Gulf, Uruguay, Venezuela

References

Ibisch, GR, Rudolph, D & Barthlott, W. 1995. Floristic, biogeographical, and vegetational aspects of Pre-Cambrian rock outcrops (inselbergs) in eastern Bolivia. Flora. 190(4):299–314. doi.org/10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30670-9.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232292-2

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.4zt397

Source IUCN conservation status: x