Selaginella imbricata (Forssk.) Spring ex Decne.

This species is native to Ethiopia, extending to NW Namibia and Arabian Peninsula. (Ref. POWO; 2023). There are 3 species of Selaginella found in Oman. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).

علم تشكل النبات


Tufted fern-like plant ; up to 30 cm high , curling into a loose ball when dry , with erect stems , tufted or closely spaced , leafless , unbranched below , branched in the upper half , with branches and leaves inrolled when dry . Fronds bright dark green on upper surface , pale green or brown on lower surface , closely overlapping , dimorphic: laterals imbricate , oblong-elliptic , obtuse tip , with entire margins , hyaline on the front edge towards the base ; median oblong-ovate , obtuse or acute and falcate , with hyaline margins . Spore cases (sori) uniform , ovate-triangular , acute , the margin hyaline and denticulate , smaller and more contracted than the sterile leaves . (Ref . Miller & Cope ; 1996) .

وقت الإزهار


No Data

الوضع البيئي الحالي


Not Evaluated (NE)

الوفرة


Not common

التوزيع الجغرافي والبيئي


الوصف غير متاح حاليًا

Distribution Map

المرادفات


Lycopodium imbricatum Forsskal

الإكثار


No Data

العناية بالنبات


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الأسماء الشائعة


Not known

الاستخدامات


Not used traditionally.

المراجع


Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. https://en.wikipedia.org Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. https://www.zambiaflora.com POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

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