Selaginellaceae

Douglas' spikemoss

Selaginella douglasii (Hook. & Grev.) Spring

Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella

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Douglas' spikemoss: Photograh of selaginella erythropus taken in Botanical garden Berlin. — Photo: Alorin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Douglas' spikemoss, Douglas' spikemoss clubmoss, Lesser clubmoss

Synonyms

Lycopodioides douglasii Kuntze
Lycopodium douglasii Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium ovalifolium Hook. & Grev.
Valdespinoa douglasii (Hook. & Grev.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Alorin, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Timothy McNitt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.