Status:
valid
Authors:
(Mart.) Holub
Source:
tro
Year:
1983
Citation Micro:
Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18: 441 (1983)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001119172
Common Names
- Lycopodiella Contexta
- Context's Ground-Pine
- Context's Ground Pine
Uses & Benefits
Lycopodiella contexta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used to make a tea that is believed to help with digestive problems.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Lycopodiella contexta is a small, yellowish-green, globose structure. The seed is a small, black, globose structure. The seedlings are small, green, and globose.
Where to Find Lycopodiella contexta
Lycopodiella contexta is native to tropical and subtropical forests in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Species in the Lycopodiella genus
Lycopodiella cernua,
Lycopodiella affinis,
Lycopodiella inundata,
Lycopodiella alopecuroides,
Lycopodiella brucei,
Lycopodiella glaucescens,
Lycopodiella copelandii,
Lycopodiella prostrata,
Lycopodiella pendulina,
Lycopodiella appressa,
Lycopodiella subappressa,
Lycopodiella margueritae,
Lycopodiella bradei,
Lycopodiella diffusa,
Lycopodiella iuliformis,
Lycopodiella lateralis,
Lycopodiella lehmannii,
Lycopodiella riofrioi,
Lycopodiella serpentina,
Lycopodiella trianae,
Lycopodiella camporum,
Lycopodiella caroliniana,
Lycopodiella contexta,
Lycopodiella steyermarkii,
Lycopodiella descendens,
Lycopodiella longipes,
Lycopodiella andicola,
Lycopodiella krameriana,
Lycopodiella maniculata,
Lycopodiella geometra,
Lycopodiella duseniana,
Lycopodiella veigae,
Lycopodiella tupiana,
Lycopodiella hydrophila,
Lycopodiella tomentosa,
Lycopodiella robusta,
Lycopodiella sarcocaulon,
Lycopodiella curvata,
Species in the Lycopodiaceae family