Selaginellaceae
Spike-Moss Family
7 common names
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Douglas' clubmoss (Selaginella douglasii)
Distribution: Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; both sides of the Columbia River Gorge, and also along the Clearwater River in Idaho.
Habitat: Cliffs, banks and tree trunks in humid regions at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; both sides of the Columbia River Gorge, and also along the Clearwater River in Idaho.
Habitat: Cliffs, banks and tree trunks in humid regions at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Lesser clubmoss (Selaginella douglasii)
Distribution: Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; both sides of the Columbia River Gorge, and also along the Clearwater River in Idaho.
Habitat: Cliffs, banks and tree trunks in humid regions at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; both sides of the Columbia River Gorge, and also along the Clearwater River in Idaho.
Habitat: Cliffs, banks and tree trunks in humid regions at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Cliff spikemoss (Selaginella scopulorum)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Rock outcroppings and crevices from middle elevations to the alpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Rock outcroppings and crevices from middle elevations to the alpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Festoon spikemoss (Selaginella oregana)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the outer coast, lower western slopes of the Olympic Mountains and the coast range in Washington, rarely in slope of western Cascades; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.
Habitat: Epiphytic or on rocks in humid areas at low elevations along the coast.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the outer coast, lower western slopes of the Olympic Mountains and the coast range in Washington, rarely in slope of western Cascades; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.
Habitat: Epiphytic or on rocks in humid areas at low elevations along the coast.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Oregon spikemoss (Selaginella oregana)
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the outer coast, lower western slopes of the Olympic Mountains and the coast range in Washington, rarely in slope of western Cascades; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.
Habitat: Epiphytic or on rocks in humid areas at low elevations along the coast.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the outer coast, lower western slopes of the Olympic Mountains and the coast range in Washington, rarely in slope of western Cascades; southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.
Habitat: Epiphytic or on rocks in humid areas at low elevations along the coast.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Rocky Mountain spikemoss (Selaginella scopulorum)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Rock outcroppings and crevices from middle elevations to the alpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas.
Habitat: Rock outcroppings and crevices from middle elevations to the alpine.
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Wallace's spikemoss (Selaginella wallacei)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana.
Habitat: Exposed, terrestrial, often rocky sites, such as pocket of soil in ledges and cliffs
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana.
Habitat: Exposed, terrestrial, often rocky sites, such as pocket of soil in ledges and cliffs
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
