Selaginella eremophila Maxon

Desert Spike-Moss
Selaginellaceae

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Protologue: Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 72: 3 (1920)
Pronunciation: Se-la-gi-nél-la e-re-mó-phi-la
Etymology: diminutive of Selago, the name of another moss-like plant + GR. Eremophilos meaning "desert loving plant" or "lover of solitude"

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SD County Synoptic Voucher


Distribution:
  
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  


  
  

Selaginella eremophila
Borrego Springs, California. Note leaves of main stem with tips pointed up. Leaf apices are not awned.