Selaginella scopulorum Maxon
cliff selaginella
Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
cliff selaginella
Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial forming dense flat circular mats 5-20 cm across, 1-3 cm tall.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm long, 0.4-0.7 mm wide, those on the upper side of stem slightly smaller than those on the lower side, with short-fringed margins and whitish, transparent to opaque, 1-1.5 mm long bristle tips.
Cones:
Unstalked, 4-angled in cross-section, 5-30 mm long, 1-2 mm wide; sporophylls strongly keeled, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, margins short fringed at the bases, lacking fringing hairs in the upper part and with short bristles at the tips.
Notes:
Previously treated as a variety or subspecies of S. densa.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Selaginella scopulorum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
2156 | 2080 | 2240 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
35 | 7 | 55 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
187 | 130 | 215 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
3 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IMA | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), IMA(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry to moist rocks and shallow soil in open places in the montane to alpine zones; infrequent throughout BC; E to AB, S to TX, NM, AZ and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Selaginella densa var. scopulorum (Maxon) R. Tryon