Selaginella stellata Spring
Descripción
Stems erect to suberect, stramineous, 3 mm diam., articulate, not flagelliform, not stoloniferous, 2–3 times branched; rhizophores borne in proximal third of stems, straight, ca. 0.4–0.5 mm diam.; leaves of two kinds (anisophyllous) throughout stem length; lateral leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, to 4.5 mm long on main stems, 3–4 mm long on branches, bases rounded, with a few long cilia at bases, margins otherwise entire, apices acute; median leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, bases subequally auriculate, with a few cilia on the auricles, margins denticulate to entire; axillary leaves linear-oblong, slightly auriculate, with 1 or 2 hairs on each auricle; strobili quadrangular, 0.5–2.2 cm long; sporophylls monomorphic; megasporangia single at base of strobili; microsporangia in most of strobilus; megaspores white or light brown, with high, white reticulum, ca. 350 µm diam.; microspores cream to pale beige, with closely set spines.A
Forma de vida
TerrestreA
Ejemplar revisado
Chis (Breedlove 24068, NY). Gro (Hinton et al. 11369, UC). Hgo (Gimate s.n., NY). Jal (Iltis et al. 317, UC). Mich (King & Soderstrom 4951, UC). Nay (Kimnach 249, UC). Oax (Martínez C. 494, ENCB, MEXU, NY). Pue (Rzedowski 23389, NY). Ver (Pringle 6107, NY; Purpus 8922, NY).A
Elevación
300 – 2200 mA
Tipo de vegetación
Bosque de neblina/mesófiloA
Categoría IUCN
No incluidaB
Categoría NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010
No incluidaC
Discusión taxonómica
See S. silvestris for a comparison.A