Species Details

Selaginella asprella

bluish spike-moss

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Classification

Scientific Name: Selaginella asprella Maxon
Common Name: bluish spike-moss
Family:	Selaginellaceae
Element Code:	PPSEL01060
USDA Plants Symbol:	SEAS
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jul

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

Notes: Previously rejected as too common, but probably merely unthreatened. See Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 72(5):6 (1920) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
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

Location

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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