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Species of plant in the family Selaginellaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selaginella tortipila is a species of clubmoss in the family Selaginellaceae.[2][3] It is referred to by the common names twistedhair spikemoss[4] or kinky-hair spike-moss,[5] and is a member of an early diverging group of plants. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in a small area in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont. It is found on granite or sandstone rock outcrop communities, often at high elevation.[6]
| Selaginella tortipila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Selaginellales |
| Family: | Selaginellaceae |
| Genus: | Selaginella |
| Species: | S. tortipila |
| Binomial name | |
| Selaginella tortipila | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bryodesma tortipilum (A.Braun) Soják | |
Selaginella tortipila is a rather distinct species of spikemoss, and likely has no close relatives in the North American flora. It has been placed in the Bryodesma group, along with Selaginella rupestris.[5]
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