Sand spike-moss
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Selaginella arenicola
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Selaginellaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Small herbaceous fern relative. |
Height: |
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About 2-4 inches in height. Spreading and forming small patches broader than tall. |
Growth Rate: |
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Slow. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States west to Oklahoma and Texas and south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. |
Habitats: |
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Dry pinelands. |
Soils: |
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Dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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N/A. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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There are no flowers; the plants reproduce by spores. |
Flowering Season: |
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Fall. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous spores. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Blazingstar Preserve, Palm Beach County, Florida
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