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n. - Evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss

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  • In one of these club-mosses called Selaginella, the cases near the bottom of the cone contain large spores, while those near the top contain a powdery dust.
  • Selaginella and phanerogams, which is a process of free-cell formation.
  • We have another type of mossy groundcover, gold spikemoss, Selaginella kraussiana.
  • Love the tinged edges on the Cosmos and Salvias, but my favorite is the Selaginella — it almost glows.
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