Selaginella gracillima (Kunze) Alston APNI* 
Description: Annual plant; rhizome lacking; stems all erect, mostly 2–5 cm long, simple or forked once or twice; branchlets slender.
Leaves in 4 rows, lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm long, tapering to a point, scattered.
Sporophylls not aggregated into definite strobili, sporangia often occurring in the axils of most leaves; microsporangia and megasporangia mixed.
Distribution and occurrence: in moist shady sites, such as the margins of swamps and near watercourses; possibly overlooked because of its small size; occurence in NSW not supported by any specimens held at NSW. Edited K.L. Gibbons, May 2022.
NSW subdivisions: ?SC
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. W.A. S.A.
Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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