Selaginella uncinata, the blue spikemoss,[1] peacock moss, peacock spikemoss, or spring blue spikemoss, is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Selaginellales |
| Family: | Selaginellaceae |
| Genus: | Selaginella |
| Species: | S. uncinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Selaginella uncinata (Desv. ex Poir.) Spring
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It is widely cultivated outdoors along the Gulf Coast of the United States and in greenhouses and nurseries. It is a native of southern China and is closely allied to Selaginella delicatula (Desvaux ex Poiret) Alston, also in part from China.[2]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Selaginella unicinata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Selaginella uncinata in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
External links
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Data related to Selaginella uncinata at Wikispecies
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