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Selaginella bigelovii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Class
  
Isoetopsida

Family
  
Selaginellaceae

Scientific name
  
Selaginella bigelovii

Division
  
Lycopodiophyta

Order
  
Selaginellales

Genus
  
Selaginella

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Selaginella cinerascens, Selaginella eremophila, Selaginella wallacei, Selaginella pulcherrima, Selaginella tortipila

Selaginella bigelovii is a species of spikemoss known by the common names bushy spikemoss and Bigelow's spikemoss. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in rocky places in many different habitat types, from the coastline to the mountains to the deserts. This lycophyte forms clumps of spreading upright to erect stems up to 20 centimeters long with a few short lateral branches. The linear or lance-shaped green leaves are up to 4 millimeters long, including the tiny rigid bristles at their tips. They are flattened to the stem or stick out just a little. The strobili borne at the leaf bases are yellow-orange in color.

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References

Selaginella bigelovii Wikipedia