Selaginella selaginoides
Lesser Clubmoss
Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser Clubmoss, is a small vascular plant of northern mountainous places and can be found on old lead mining sites. In evolutionary terms, Clubmosses fall inbetween mosses and ferns.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser Clubmoss, on Cobscar Rake, Remire Moor. August.
Slide 2: Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser Clubmoss. Yellow balls in leaf axils are spore cases. Cobscar Rake, Remire Moor. June.
Slide 3: Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser Clubmoss, growing with Leadwort, Minuartia verna. Cobscar Rake, Remire Moor. June.
Slide 4: Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser Clubmoss. Habitat. Cobscar Rake, Remire Moor. June.