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).[2][3][4]
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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. × neomexicana
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Selaginella × neomexicana is a non-flowering, sporulating plant that grows up to about two inches (51 mm) tall. It is treated as a hybrid, lacking megaspores and megasporangia. It grows on canyon rock from 1,400 to 2,000 meters (4,600 to 6,600 ft) in elevation.[5]
References
edit- ^ "New Mexican Spikemoss (Selaginella X neomexicana) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". FWS.gov. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b 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". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X. TaxonID: 54114749. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Maxon (1920) , In: Smiths. Misc. Coll. 72: 2
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Selaginella ×neomexicana – FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.