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Selaginella oregana
Selaginella oregana D.C. Eaton
Oregon Spike Moss, Oregon Spike-moss, Oregon Spikemoss
Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SEOR3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Pendent or creeping stems up to about 2 feet long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.
Distribution
USA: CA , OR , WACanada: BC
Native Habitat: Pendent on trunks and branches of mossy trees, or on deep-shaded and moist rocky banks, usually epiphytic, less often terrestrial.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Selaginella oregana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Selaginella oregana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Selaginella oregana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-03Research By: CBR