Selaginella diffusa

(C.Presl) Spring Species

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Botanical name
Selaginella diffusa
Family
Selaginellaceae
Genus
Selaginella
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Selaginella diffusa

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Selaginella diffusa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Gymnogynum diffusum Lycopodioides anisotis Lycopodioides mnioides Lycopodioides polycephala Lycopodium diffusum Lycopodium mnioides Selaginella anisotis Selaginella ciliauricula Selaginella cirrhipes Selaginella eggersii Selaginella macrophylla Selaginella mnioides Selaginella mnioides var. ciliata Selaginella mnioides var. major Selaginella mnioides var. minor Selaginella molliceps var. major Selaginella polycephala

Others in Selaginella

Selaginella alampeta
Selaginella articulata
Selaginella acutifolia
Selaginella adunca
Selaginella arenaria
Selaginella aboriginalis
Selaginella afrorum
Selaginella aitchisonii

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