Species

Selaginella moellendorffii

Authority

Selaginella moellendorffii Hieron.

Family

Selaginellaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Lycophytes (clubmosses, selaginella, quillworts)

Flower Colours

No Flowers

Year Naturalised

1981

Origin

S.E. Asia

Reason For Introduction
Unknown - possibly horticultural

Reproduction
By spores and vegetative spread from detached pieces

Seed
Not Porduced

Dispersal
Wind dispersed spores, vegetative spread by water and as accidental pot contaminants

Tolerances
Frost sensitive will not tolerate cold. Does best in warm humid climates.

This page last updated on 11 Feb 2012