Plants : SelaginellaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Selaginella kraussiana (Kuntze) A.Braun

Kraus's Clubmoss

Description: An alien species, native to Madeira, the Azores, Canary Islands and parts of Africa; grown in greenhouses and now escaped into lawns in gardens at a few sites. The shoots are flattened and creep over the soil surface.

All names: Selaginella kraussiana (Kuntze) A.Braun; Selaginella denticulata auct.

Distribution Map from NBN: Selaginella kraussiana at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Selaginella kraussiana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Selaginella kraussiana. (Kuntze) A.Braun. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2007. Accessed on 2026-11-02.