Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Selaginella wallacei -- (Wallace's Spikemoss)

presented by Susan McDougall


Selaginella wallacei

A matted plant with spreading long stems,this is an uncommon species of dry habitat, found on the south and west side of the Park.

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7496, -121.8086, 2954
Date: July 25, 2015
Selaginella wallacei

The leaves are lancelike and overlapping. This plant grows from low elevations to the subalpine.

Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7496, -121.8086, 2954
Date: July 25, 2015

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