Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

SELAGINELLA (La)
Spikemosses (Le)
Family: SELAGINELLACEAE

selago, = the club-moss resembling the savin-tree, Lycopodium selago;
(SELAGO (q.v.))
(a name for medicinally-used juniper)
(the small leaves give members of this genus a superficial resemblance to the club moss)
-inus, = indicates possession or likeness;
-ellus, = diminutive.
(ld, Le, M, BL)

Selaginella kraussiana (La)
Krauss's Spike-moss (PS)
Location: (F, K)

For Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von Krausse (1812-1890);**
-anus, = belonging to, connected with, pertaining to, used to form adjectives from nouns, particularly from geographical and personal names.
(Ch, BL)

Selaginella pygmaea (G)
Annual Spike-moss(PS)
Location: (P)

pygmaios, = about a foot long or tall; the Pigmies, a fabulous race of dwarfs on the upper Nile, said to have been attacked and destroyed by Cranes.
(pygmy, dwarf)
(LS, BL)