Selaginella × neomexicana explained

Selaginella × neomexicana, commonly known New Mexican spikemoss,[1] is a hybrid species of desert vascular plant in the spikemoss family Selaginellaceae.[2] First described by William Ralph Maxon, it is found in the south-western United States (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).[3] [4]

Selaginella × neomexicana is a non-flowering, sporulating plant that grows up to about 2inches tall. It is treated as a hybrid, lacking megaspores and megasporangia. It grows on canyon rock from 1400mto2000mm (4,600feetto7,000feetm) in elevation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Mexican Spikemoss (Selaginella X neomexicana) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service . 20 April 2023 . FWS.gov . en . 20 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420111631/https://www.fws.gov/species/new-mexican-spikemoss-selaginella-x-neomexicana . live .
  2. Web site: Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) . 2019 . Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2019 Annual Checklist. . 11 November 2019 . Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. TaxonID: 54114749 . 18 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191218203746/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/DCA_Export/zip-fixed/2019-annual.zip . dead .
  3. Maxon (1920), In: Smiths. Misc. Coll. 72: 2
  4. Hassler M. (2019). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World (version Nov 2018). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  5. Web site: Selaginella ×neomexicana – FNA . 20 April 2023 . floranorthamerica.org . 20 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420105448/http://floranorthamerica.org/Selaginella_%C3%97neomexicana . live .

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