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Selaginella willdenowii – Willdenow's spikemoss, peacock fern; southeast Asia A few species of Selaginella are desert plants known as "resurrection plants", because they curl up in a tight, brown or reddish ball during dry times, and uncurl and turn green in the presence of moisture.
It is a spikemoss known by the common names Willdenow's spikemoss [2] [3] and peacock fern [4] due to its iridescent blue leaves. [5] [6] Like other Selaginallales, it is fern ally and not a true fern. Selaginella willdenowii is sometimes spelt incorrectly as Selaginella willdenovii. [7]
It is referred to by the common names Krauss' spikemoss, [3] Krauss's clubmoss, [4] or African clubmoss, and is found naturally in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and in Macaronesia. [5] It is sometimes given the misnomer of “peacock fern”, due to its lacy leaf structure, despite having no relation to actual ferns ; rather, it belongs to the ...
Selaginella lepidophylla (syn. Lycopodium lepidophyllum), also known as a resurrection plant, [2] is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico. S. lepidophylla is renowned for its ability to survive almost complete desiccation.
Selaginella cinerascens is a species of spikemoss known by the common names mesa spikemoss, [4] gray spikemoss, and ashy spikemoss. It is native to Baja California as well as some locations just north of the border in San Diego County, California. It grows in dry habitat, often on clay soil, both in open areas and in the shade of larger plants.
Selaginella sibirica, the Siberian spikemoss, is a species of spikemoss that can be found in dry or exposed rocks and ridges from Alaska to the northwestern region of the district of Mackenzie [1] as well as in northern Russia. The linear leaves are grooved on the back, 2.5-3 millimeters long, including the seta, and usually truncate near the top.