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Selaginella biglovii

Common Name: Spike Moss or club moss

General: Club mosses (such as Selaginella) are not true mosses, but rather primitive vascular (non-seed) plants. Many species dry out and appear dead during dry seasons, and then green up and rejuvenate with rainfall. Given their biology, some species are sold under the name "resurrection plant."

CSUCI: Selaginella grows directly from cracks and fissures in rocks, in thick tufts. Most of the year it appears brown and life-less, although after a good rainfall the plants are bright green.

The tufts of Selaginella capture soil particles and retain moisture, and thus form important seed nurseries for other species that grow on the rock faces (such as Eriogonum crocatum, Dudleya blochmaniae and D. verityi). Such plants (and others) are often seen growing out of patches of Selaginella.

Active off-and-on through Winter and Spring, and following drenching rain storms other times of the year.



	Selaginella biglovii Common Name: Spike Moss or club moss General: Club mosses (such as Selaginella) are not true mosses, but rather primitive vascular (non-seed) plants. Many species dry out and appear dead during dry seasons, and then green up and rejuvenate with rainfall. Given their biology, some species are sold under the name "resurrection plant." CSUCI: Selaginella grows directly from cracks and fissures in rocks, in thick tufts. Most of the year it appears brown and life-less, although after a good rainfall the plants are bright green. The tufts of Selaginella capture soil particles and retain moisture, and thus form important seed nurseries for other species that grow on the rock faces (such as Eriogonum crocatum, Dudleya blochmaniae and D. verityi). Such plants (and others) are often seen growing out of patches of Selaginella. Active off-and-on through Winter and Spring, and following drenching rain storms other times of the year.