Calflora: Selaginella densa var. scopulorum

Taxon Report 7464

Selaginella densa Rydb. var. scopulorum (Maxon) Tryon (not an active name; please see Selaginella scopulorum)

Rocky mountain spike moss, Rocky mountain spikemoss

Selaginella densa var. scopulorum, a pteridophyte, is a fern (mosslike) that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [3] (). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	SELAGINELLACEAE
Genus:	Selaginella
Parent Record	Selaginella densa

Communities:

North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 + CNPS accepted name:	Selaginella scopulorum

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Selaginella engelmannii var. scopulorum
PLANTS:	Selaginella scopulorum

NOTE: Selaginella densa var. scopulorum is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Selaginella densa var. scopulorum


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (SEDES)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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