Selaginella bigelovii Underwood
Bigelow's Spike-Moss
Selaginellaceae
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Protologue: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25(3): 130 (1898)
Pronunciation: Se-la-gi-nél-la bi-ge-lò-vi-i
Etymology: diminutive of Selago (Scrophulariaceae) + after John M. Bigelow, 1804-1878
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Selaginella bigelovii
Usually found in the cracks of boulders, hence saxicolous.
Selaginella bigelovii
Close-up of shoots, with narrowly triangular, uninervous leaves (lycophylls).
Selaginella bigelovii
When the weather dries up, the shoots go dormant, thus a "resurrection plant".
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