Species Details

Selaginella asprella

bluish spike-moss

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Scientific Name:
Selaginella asprella Maxon
Common Name:
bluish spike-moss
Family: Selaginellaceae
Element Code: PPSEL01060
USDA Plants Symbol: SEAS
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: Jul
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Elevation:
1600 - 2700 meters
5250 - 8860 feet
General Habitats:
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Granitic
  • Rocky
Notes:
Previously rejected as too common, but probably merely unthreatened. See Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 72(5):6 (1920) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), Mariposa (MPA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Tulare (TUL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Apple Valley South (3411742), Crystal Lake (3411737), Descanso (3211675), Fairview (3511884), Juniper Hills (3411748), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Lamont Peak (3511871), Mariposa (3711948), Mount Laguna (3211674), Mount San Antonio (3411736), Rattlesnake Canyon (3411636), San Jacinto Peak (3311676), Telegraph Peak (3411735), White Water (3311686)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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