Family: Selaginellaceae
Group: Pteridophyte
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Lithophyte
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba) and
South Florida.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for moist shaded rocky areas from the northwestern Commonwealth (Abaco, Andros). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 2-4, with illustrations) for sinkholes, banana holes, on rock flats in crevices, and in moist soil around ponds and pools in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10-9).
Synonyms:
Selaginella armata var.
eatonii.
