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Selaginella bigelovii
Green, spiky moss. "This lycophyte forms clumps of spreading upright to erect stems up to 20 centimeters long with a few short lateral branches. The linear or lance-shaped green leaves are up to 4 millimeters long, including the tiny rigid bristles at their tips. They are flattened to the stem or stick out just a little. The strobili borne at the leaf bases are yellow-orange in color." - Wikipedia
In full sun on slight hill in dirt amongst chaparral.
This is a fern (mosslike) that is native to California. AKA Bushy Spikemoss
Spotted on Feb 17, 2012
Submitted on Feb 17, 2012
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