Common name
English: Krauss' spikemoss
German: Krauss'scher Moosfarn
Portuguese: Musgo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta (4)
Class: Lycopodiopsida (4)
Order: Selaginellales (3)
Family: Selaginellaceae (3)
Genus: Selaginella (3)
Epithet: kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun (1)
Synonym: Selaginella denticulata Spring
denticulata => with minute teeth
kraussiana => honours Dr C.F.F. Krauss (1812-1890), a German naturalist
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
External links
Check for Selaginella kraussiana at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [357] Selaginella kraussiana - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)