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Red selaginella spike moss (Selaginella erythropus 'sanguinea')


Red selaginella spike moss (Selaginella erythropus 'sanguinea')
Photographer: Elizabeth A. Sellers

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Title: Red selaginella spike moss (Selaginella erythropus 'sanguinea')
Scientific Name(s): Selaginella erythropus 'sanguinea'
Common Name(s): red-backed spikemoss, ruby red spikemoss, red selaginella
Description: Divided leaves of the low creeping the red Selaginella spike moss. This plant is priced for the red underside of the leaves. Each tiny leaflet is approximately 3-4 mm in length.

Preferred Keywords: Introduced plants, Leaf characters, Leaves, Lycopodiophyta, Plant structures, Bryophyta
Other Keywords: Patterns, Textures

Continent: North America
Country: Canada
County: Quebec
City or Place Name: Montreal Botanical Garden, Jardin Botanique de Montreal
Date Photographed: 08-12-2005 (mm/dd/yyyy)

Physical Description: Camera: Canon EOS D30 SLR digital; Lens: Canon compact macro 50 mm

Cataloguing Node: NBII Image Gallery
Publisher: National Biological Information Infrastructure

Rights: Public Domain

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