Selaginella cinerascens A.A.Eaton
Mesa Spike-Moss
Selaginellaceae
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Protologue: Fern Bull. 7(2): 33 (1899)
Pronunciation: Se-la-gi-nél-la ci-ne-rás-cens
Etymology: diminutive of Selago (Scrophulariaceae) + becoming cinereus, ashy gray
CNPS Ranking: 4.1
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
Selaginella cinerascens
Stem habit prostrate, on open, often clay slopes.
Selaginella cinerascens
After the rains have stopped, the shoots turn greyish and dormant.
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