Selaginella Myosurus

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  • Herbarium No: UPH NO-938
  • Selaginella Myosurus
  • (Sw.) Alston
  • Botanical Name/Scientific Name: Selaginella Myosurus
  • Genus: Selaginella
  • Synonym: Nil
  • Common/Local Name(s): Mouse-tail Spikemoss
  • Family: Selaginellaceae
  • Botanical Description: A low growing,creeping mats or tufts. It has slender,trailing stems with small, scale-like leaves arranged in pairs along the stem.
  • Flowering/Fruiting: Sporing
  • Plant Uses: Traditional medicine
  • Origin: Introduced
  • Locality: University of Portharcourt Botanical Garden Abuja
  • Habit: Climber
  • Mode: Wild

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