Calflora Taxon Report
Selaginella densa  Rydb.
Lesser spikemoss
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2014 Dana York
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2018 Gerald Carr
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2018 Gerald Carr
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2018 Gerald Carr
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2018 Gerald Carr
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2018 Gerald Carr
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2016 Keir Morse
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University and Jepson Herbaria
Selaginella densa is a lycophyte that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Selaginella
Family: Selaginellaceae  
Category: lycophyte  
PLANTS group:Lycopod
Jepson eFlora section: lycophyte
Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
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[Wikipedia] Range: It is native to western North America, where it can be found from Alaska to Ontario, the Dakotas, Texas and far northern California. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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