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 An
Illustrated Guide to
Common Weeds
of New Zealand
Selaginella
kraussiana
selaginella
Family
SELAGINACEAE
 Reproduced
from
Common
Weeds of New Zealand
by Ian Popay, Paul Champion & Trevor James
ISBN 0 473 09760 5
by kind permission of the
New
Zealand Plant Protection Society
Publication or other use of images or descriptive
text on these pages is unauthorised unless written permission is
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A fern ally.
Forms extensive dense carpets in damp shaded sites, with small cones
producing spores. Leaves small, in four rows on the stem.
- Leaves Sterile
leaves of two sizes. The two lateral rows have spreading oval
leaves, 3-4 mm long, with pointed tips. The two upper rows have
leaves 2-3 mm long flattened against the stems and with tapering
tips.
- Stems Creeping,
irregularly-branched, rooting at the nodes, forming a loose mat.
- Roots Long
fine aerial roots from nodes.
- Spores Borne
on stalkless, rounded cones up to 1 cm long, laterally placed
on the stems.
Habitat
Damp forest floors, stream
banks, gardens, nurseries, shade houses and ferneries.
Distribution
Frequent throughout NI
in lowland sites. Scattered SI localities in Nelson, Westland, Canterbury
and Otago. Originally from central and southern Africa.
Comments
Presumably introduced
as an attractive garden ground cover plant, but now common as a
weed in many areas. Listed on the National
Pest Plant Accord (see Introduction for details).
Derivation
of botanical name
Selaginella (Gr.)
= little clubmoss; kraussiana, after Ferdinand C. Krauss,
who introduced it to Europe.
Web-notes:
Weed Links
On this site
Reproduced from Common Weeds
of New Zealand:
External Links
 Weedbusters
New Zealand
- Weedbusters is a weeds awareness and education programme that aims to
protect New Zealand's environment from the increasing weed problem.
 New Zealand Weeds Key
- An interactive identification key to the weeds of New Zealand. Developed at Landcare Research.
New
Zealand Plant Conservation Network naturalised plants
- Search for information on more than 2500 naturalise and weedy plants.
 New
Zealand Plant Protection Society
- Their main objective: "To pool and exchange information on the biology
of weeds, invertebrate and vertebrate pests, pathogens and beneficial organisms
and methods for modifying their effects."
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- Weed
Index for the Bay of Plenty
- Weeds information compiled by Environment Bay of Plenty.
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 Massey
University Weeds Database- A site providing information about New Zealand weeds and weed control.
It has a series of pages showing pictures of New Zealand weeds, notes on
identification and control. It also provides information on a university
paper entitled Controlling Weeds.
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- Canterbury
Weed Guide
- A weed identification guide prepared by the Christchurch City Council.
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- Weeds in Australia
- Weeds website of the Australian Government.
Environmental Weeds in Australia
Part of the Australian Native Plants Society website.
- Weed
Society of Victoria
- Promoting wider awareness and interest in weeds and their management.
Includes a useful page of links
to other weed societies.
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- Tamar
Valley Weeds Strategy
- Listing of common and botanical names, images, and information including
control methods for weeds found in Tasmania, and also weeds of national significance.
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- Invasive
and Exotic Species of North America
- Images and other information from the University of Georgia.
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- World
of Weeds
- Weed-related resources including weed science, practical tools, gardening
tips about controlling weeds, and environmental news updates.
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- Invasive
Species Specialist Group
- "The ISSG aims to reduce threats to natural ecosystems and the native
species they contain by increasing awareness of invasive alien species,
and of ways to prevent, control or eradicate them."
- WeedScience
- Site that includes a comprehensive collection of weed images from around
the world.
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 Books
on Weeds from FetchBook.Info
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