Resurrection Plant (Selaginella lepidophylla)

   

Resurrection Plants (Selaginella lepidophylla), Big Bend. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Resurrection Plant
• Common Spanish Names: Siempre Viva, Flor de Piedra
• Scientific Name: Selaginella lepidophylla (sell-la-gin-ELL-uh leh-pih-dough-FY-luh)
• Family: Selaginellaceae (Spikemoss Family)
• Geographic Range: New Mexico and Texas south into Mexico.
• Plant Form: Spikemoss form.
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Last Update: 26 Sep 2003