Calflora Taxon Report
Selaginella densa  Rydb.  var. scopulorum  (Maxon) R. M. Tryon

(not an active name)
Rocky mountain spike moss,   Rocky mountain spikemoss
Selaginella densa var. scopulorum is a lycophyte that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Selaginella scopulorum
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
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Bloom Period
Parent: Selaginella densa
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
Alternate Names:
PLANTSSelaginella engelmannii var. scopulorum
PLANTSSelaginella scopulorum
JEF + CNPSSelaginella scopulorum
Information about Selaginella densa var. scopulorum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (SEDES)

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