Selaginellaceae

Wallace's spikemoss

Selaginella wallacei Hieron.

Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella

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Wallace's spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei in Northwestern California; Six Rivers NF, USA. — Photo: pellaea, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Wallace's spikemoss
Persian: علف خوک والاس

Synonyms

Bryodesma montanense (Hieron.) Škoda
Bryodesma wallacei (Hieron.) Soják
Selaginella columbiana A.A.Eaton
Selaginella montanensis Hieron.
Selaginella rosendahlii Hieron. ex Frye
Selaginella rupestris f. montanensis (Hieron.) Clute
Selaginella rupestris f. wallacei (Hieron.) Clute
Selaginella rupestris var. columbiana M.E.Jones
Selaginella rupestris var. montanensis (Hieron.) Frye
Selaginella rupestris var. montanensis (Hieron.) M.Broun
Selaginella rupestris var. wallacei (Hieron.) Frye
Selaginella wallacei f. columbiana (M.E.Jones) M.Broun

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: pellaea, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ian Adams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guerric Haché, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guerric Haché, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Z, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Z, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Randal, CC0, 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.