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13b. Selaginella arenicola subsp. riddellii (Van Eseltine) R. M. Tryon, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 24. 1955.
Riddell's spike-moss
Selaginella riddellii Van Eseltine, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 162. 1918
Leaves (aerial stems) usually loosely appressed; base often glabrescent. Strobili sometimes with apical vegetative growth, not distinctly larger than subtending stem. Sporophylls usually not abruptly tapering toward apex; apex straight.
Mostly on granite outcrops, granite boulders, or gravelly or sandy soil; 0--200 m; Ala., Ark., Ga., La., Okla., Tex.
The specimens of Selaginella arenicola subsp. riddellii from Texas are more constant in their morphologic characteristics and thus more easily separated from subsp. arenicola .
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