primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles

type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss

spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America

tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America

prostrate spikemoss; California

densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions

occurs widely in Florida

type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss