Selaginella exaltata

Botanical Description

Selaginella exaltata is an evergreen fern. A climbing or scrambling plant, it produces stems up to 8 metres long, but more commonly up to 3 metres. The scandent habit of these plants, with their dense branches bearing closely placed leaves, forms a compact cover over other vegetation[ 488 Title Pteridophyta of Peru Publication Author Tryon R.M.: Stolze R.G. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1993 ISBN Description A flora of the fern species in Peru. It cam be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a source of weaving material.