View source for Selaginella kraussiana

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|familia=Selaginellaceae
|genus=Selaginella
|species=kraussiana
|taxo_author=Kuntze
|common_name=Trailing spikemoss
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max ht box=1
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=24
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=36
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=naturalizes, invasive
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=10
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|image=Seginella kraussiana.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Seginella kraussiana, illustrating greener coloration when grown in brighter light.
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'''''Selaginella kraussiana''''', sometimes known by the common names of '''Krauss's spikemoss''' and '''African clubmoss''', is a [[Lycopodiopsida|clubmoss]] found naturally in the [[Canary Islands]], the [[Azores]] and parts of mainland [[Africa]]&nbsp;<ref>http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=2007</ref>.

''S. kraussiana'' is listed on the New Zealand [[National Pest Plant Accord]] since it is an [[invasive species]]. It is common in many parts of New Zealand where it forms dense mats in shaded areas.<ref>[http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_56635f7d-52d7-49c7-8d2e-b6cd17bb1e4a&fileName=Flora%204.xml ''Flora of New Zealand'']</ref> 

''S. kraussiana'' is cultivated for ornamental purposes<ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?407059 Germplasm Resources Information Network]</ref>

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Selaginella kraussiana, A. Br. Sts. 6-12 in. long, flat on the back, rounded on the face, copiously pinnate, with compound branches: lvs. of upper plane spaced on the branches and main st. acute, slightly imbricated over the st.; lvs. of upper plane obliquely ovate, acute. Afr., Madeira.—S. Brownii, Hort., is a dwarf form from the Azores. Vars. aurea and variegata are American trade names.
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