#taxonomy:common=Bigelow's spike moss

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J20170210-0006—Selaginella bigelovii—RPBG by John Rusk Via Flickr: Selaginella bigelovii—bushy spikemoss. This year winter rains have done wonders for the spikemoss. It looks better than it has in years. Selaginella bigelovii is a fern ally and not a moss despite the name, The species is found from Sonoma County south to Baja California. It reaches inland to the San Joaquin Valley and the edges of the southern California deserts. The plant is much more common in southern California than in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.