Selaginella wallacei Hieron.
Wallace's selaginella (Wallace's spikemoss)
Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Wallace's selaginella (Wallace's spikemoss)
Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Ian Cumming (Photo ID #6012)
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial forming loose spreading mats with branches 10-40 cm long.
Leaves:
Lanceolate, 1.5-2 mm long, abruptly attached, margin short-fringed or minutely toothed with short, 0.5 mm long bristle tips.
Cones:
Unstalked, 4-angled in cross-section, 1-7 cm long, 12 mm wide; sporophylls triangular egg-shaped, margins fringed or toothed and with abrupt bristles at the tips.
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 wallacei
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 |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
791 | 25 | 2329 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
47 | 0 | 240 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
178 | 5 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
197 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(2), BG(4), CDF(18), CWH(39), ESSF(21), ICH(12), IDF(42), MH(8), MS(2), PP(36), SBS(1) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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