Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Vascular Plants
Plants of Wisconsin
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Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Robert W. Freckmann
Janice Stiefel
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Family
Selaginellaceae
Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring
dwarf spike-moss, northern selaginella, rock spike-moss
Selaginella
:
diminutive of
Selago
, the name of another moss-like plant
rupestris
:
growing among rocks [compare campestris]
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Status:
Native
Plant:
perennial fern ally
Habitat:
rocks and dry sands
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Synonyms 
Lycopodium rupestre L.
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