Difference between revisions of "Selaginella pilifera"

A. Braun

Index Seminum (Berlin) 20. 1857.

Common names: Resurrection plant
Synonyms: Selaginella pilifera var. pringlei (Baker) C. V. Morton
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="plant growth form or habitat;plant growth form or habitat"><b>Plants </b>terrestrial or on rock, forming rosettes.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="main stem architecture or arrangement;main stem architecture;branch shape;branch growth form or orientation;branch prominence or shape;branch prominence or shape;branch architecture;branch pubescence"><b>Main </b>(central) stem spirally compact, branched, branches 2–3-forked, prostrate, flat when moist, almost flat when dry, not articulate, glabrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="rhizophore diameter"><b>Rhizophores </b>borne on underside of stems, restricted to base of rosette, 4–5 mm diam.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf width;leaf fragility"><b>Leaves </b>thick and stiff.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="lateral leaf arrangement;lateral leaf orientation;lateral leaf coloration;lateral leaf shape;lateral leaf shape;lateral leaf shape;lateral leaf atypical length;lateral leaf length;lateral leaf width"><b>Lateral </b>leaves overlapping, ascending, green, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, (2–) 3–3.5 X 0.8–1 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="base shape;lobe count;lobe architecture or pubescence or shape;auricle count;auricle architecture or pubescence or shape">base cordate, with 2 ciliate lobes or auricles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="margin coloration;margin orientation;margin architecture or pubescence or shape;margin architecture or shape">margins transparent, acroscopic margins short-ciliate at base, dentate toward apex;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="margin orientation;margin architecture or shape;margin architecture or shape;margin architecture or shape;margin architecture or shape">basiscopic margins entire to scattered dentate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="apex bristle length">apex bristle 1/3–1/2 length of leaf-blade.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="median leaf architecture;median leaf shape;median leaf length;median leaf width"><b>Median </b>leaves peltate, oblique-lanceolate, 2–3 X 0.7–1 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="base shape;base shape;base shape;base pubescence">base rounded to truncate, pubescent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="margin coloration;margin coloration;margin coloration;inner margin architecture or shape;outer margin architecture or shape;outer margin architecture or shape">margins green to slightly transparent, inner margins dentate, outer margins entire or slightly dentate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="apex bristle length">apex bristle 1/3 length of leaf-blade.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="strobilus architecture or arrangement or growth form;strobilus some measurement"><b>Strobili </b>solitary, 5–10 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="sporophyll architecture;sporophyll shape;sporophyll shape;keel architecture or shape;base pubescence;margin coloration;margin coloration;margin coloration;margin shape;margin shape;margin shape">sporophylls monomorphic, lanceolate-ovate, slightly keeled, keel not dentate, base pubescent, margins transparent to greenish, short-ciliate to denticulate, apex long-bristled.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="apex shape;2n chromosome count">2n = 20.</span><!--
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>terrestrial or on rock, forming rosettes. <b>Main</b> (central) stem spirally compact, branched, branches 2–3-forked, prostrate, flat when moist, almost flat when dry, not articulate, glabrous. <b>Rhizophores</b> borne on underside of stems, restricted to base of rosette, 4–5 mm diam. <b>Leaves</b> thick and stiff. <b>Lateral</b> leaves overlapping, ascending, green, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, (2–)3–3.5 × 0.8–1 mm; base cordate, with 2 ciliate lobes or auricles; margins transparent, acroscopic margins short-ciliate at base, dentate toward apex; basiscopic margins entire to scattered dentate; apex bristle 1/3–1/2 length of leaf blade. <b>Median</b> leaves peltate, oblique-lanceolate, 2–3 × 0.7–1 mm; base rounded to truncate, pubescent; margins green to slightly transparent, inner margins dentate, outer margins entire or slightly dentate; apex bristle 1/3 length of leaf blade. <b>Strobili</b> solitary, 5–10 mm; sporophylls monomorphic, lanceolate-ovate, slightly keeled, keel not dentate, base pubescent, margins transparent to greenish, short-ciliate to denticulate, apex long-bristled. <b>2n</b> = 20.</span><!--
  
 
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Revision as of 14:21, 27 July 2019

Plants terrestrial or on rock, forming rosettes. Main (central) stem spirally compact, branched, branches 2–3-forked, prostrate, flat when moist, almost flat when dry, not articulate, glabrous. Rhizophores borne on underside of stems, restricted to base of rosette, 4–5 mm diam. Leaves thick and stiff. Lateral leaves overlapping, ascending, green, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, (2–)3–3.5 × 0.8–1 mm; base cordate, with 2 ciliate lobes or auricles; margins transparent, acroscopic margins short-ciliate at base, dentate toward apex; basiscopic margins entire to scattered dentate; apex bristle 1/3–1/2 length of leaf blade. Median leaves peltate, oblique-lanceolate, 2–3 × 0.7–1 mm; base rounded to truncate, pubescent; margins green to slightly transparent, inner margins dentate, outer margins entire or slightly dentate; apex bristle 1/3 length of leaf blade. Strobili solitary, 5–10 mm; sporophylls monomorphic, lanceolate-ovate, slightly keeled, keel not dentate, base pubescent, margins transparent to greenish, short-ciliate to denticulate, apex long-bristled. 2n = 20.


Habitat: Dry rocky soil, rock crevices, limestone rock, and cliff faces
Elevation: 1500–2500 m

Discussion

Selaginella lepidophylla Mettenius is a misapplied name.

The long-bristled leaf apex of Selaginella pilifera is unique among New World xerophytic members of subg. Stachygynandrum series Circinatae Spring. The closest relative of S. pilifera is S. gypsophila A. R. Smith & T. Reeves, which is from Nuevo León, Mexico, and differs by having obtuse leaf apices. Further studies are needed to determine whether S. gypsophila represents a well-differentiated species or an environmental variant of S. pilifera.

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Selaginella pilifera"
Iván A. Valdespino +
A. Braun +
Undefined subg. Stachygynandrum +
Resurrection plant +
N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and n Mexico. +
1500–2500 m +
Dry rocky soil, rock crevices, limestone rock, and cliff faces +
Index Seminum (Berlin) +
Selaginella pilifera var. pringlei +
Selaginella pilifera +
Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum +
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