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These are the species of the subgenus, Tetragonostachys, of the genus Selaginella which occur within the state of California.
As you will note not all species have been given the extent of coverage that I would have provided. However, information and adequate images are lacking on most as it is. Were it not for the simple fact that I have been given several species to learn to identify I would not have been able to provide as much detail as I have. I hope you have enjoyed the presentation. It is for you not for me.
For me is the Flora of the Tetragoonostachys of the United States that I am currently developing. This is an internet only document as I make extensive use of hyperlinks to make the read and study more interesting, even fun. If anyone is interested in learning more about the Tetragonostachys then click on my name above, then my profile and message me and let me know that you would like to get this work. Currently available is a General Introduction and Introductions to 3 different groups which I identify as well as a species page, on S. bigelovii. Plus I will have to send a pdf with it to tell you how to set it up on your machine so that it will work right. At a species a month and with some 28 species to go it is going to take me awhile to finish!!! I am tentatively planning updates twice a year. My current species of interest is S. hansenii.


Attached is a PDF copy of most of the content of the introductory workbook to my flora of the Tetragonostachys. I have removed all the hyperlinks that linked to various pages within the document as well as to other workbooks (there are 3, 1 for each subgroup plus each species will be presented on its own workbook). The actual workbooks are in Excel and once done all the workbooks will be linked together so that anyone can manuever between them quite easily and links within each to allow for easy and rapid access to various parts of each
workbook. The introductory workbook is basically what you see though I had to delete parts of it to fit the size limits of this website. The subgroup workbooks have an introductory page, a page of a dichotomous key, and 3 pages of images of gross morphology, microphyll anatomy, and sporophyll anatomy of those species which I am growing and can image. All images used I have taken myself using either a digital camera or a digital microscope and are all probably enhanced to some degree or another to bring out detail. Species workbooks will focus on the ecology, the morphology, and identification images of each as I am able to dig up out of the net. Only S. bigelovii is my own material as I did the research myself. Several may have very little to offer due to lack of info on the net or lack of response by those who do have some info that they could share. I hope you find this sampler interesting.