Biology:Selaginella brisbanensis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Selaginellaceae

Selaginella brisbanensis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species:
S. brisbanensis
Binomial name
Selaginella brisbanensis
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycopodioides brisbanensis (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze

Selaginella brisbanensis is a plant in the spikemoss family Selaginellaceae endemic to northeastern and southeastern Queensland. It grows in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in two very disjunct populations, one centred around Cairns and the other around Brisbane, some 1,400 km (870 mi) south. It is a terrestrial plant growing up to 20 cm (7.9 in) high.[3][4]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[5] (As of January 2023), it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

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References

  1. "Selaginella brisbanensis". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/75967. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Selaginella brisbanensis F.M.Bailey". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90596-3. 
  3. Jermy, A.C.; Holmes, J.S. (2022). "Selaginella brisbanensis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Selaginella%20brisbanensis. 
  4. "Selaginella brisbanensis". Australian Tropical Herbarium, Cairns; Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. 2022. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/ferns/text/entities/selaginella_brisbanensis.htm. 
  5. "Species profile—Selaginella brisbanensis". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=14231. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17140471 entry