Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Lawalrée in Tutin et al. (1964) and Micevski (1985).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran; Himalaya to Japan, Siberia (Krasnoyarsk) and Russian Far East according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Garden, Kew).
Habitat: Shady and moist places in forests and woods.
Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – habit. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobili. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobili. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobili. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobili. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobilus. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobilus. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobilus. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – strobilus. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiSelaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – stems. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – abaxial side of stems and roots. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Selaginella helvetica – abaxial side of stem. Osogovo, gorge of “Kochanska” River, 23.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Selaginella Beauv. Lawalrée, A. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 4-5.
Selaginella Beauv. Micevski, K. (1985). The Flora of SR Macedonia Vol. 1, Book 1. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 42 – 43.
