Though sometimes called a "Resurrection Fern," this plant is not a true fern, but a fern ally in the spikemoss family. It is common in the Trans-Pecos, but you'll not see it unless you happen to be there a few days after a rain. The rest of the time it's just a brown ball.Worth viewing large if you're interested in these plants. The patterns in the leaves are truly beautiful
Summary[edit] Description: English: A picture of Selaginella biformis. Date: 6 June 2009. Source: Own work (Original text: I created this work entirely by myself.). Author: Chhe (talk).
Summary[edit] Description: Selaginella bigelovii 20100706.72 Mount Wilson, San Gabriels, so. CA. Date: 6 July 2010, 11:35. Source: Bigelow's Spikemoss Uploaded by Amada44. Author: Jason Hollinger.
Summary[edit] Description: Selaginella elmeri specimen in the Botanischer Garten, Berlin-Dahlem (Berlin Botanical Garden), Berlin, Germany. Date: 18 May 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot. Permission(Reusing this file): Public domain.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Selaginella selaginoides Deutsch: Selaginella selaginoides, Alpen-Moosfarn. Date: 25 August 2008. Source: Own work. Author: HermannSchachner. Aufnahmeort: Nähe Admonterhaus, Gesäuse, Steiermark, Austria Licensing[edit] : This file is made available under the Creative CommonsCC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.enCC0Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedicationfalsefalse.
Summary[edit] Description: Selaginella apoda' in the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo, New York, USA. Date: 18 January 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot.
Selaginella bigelovii—Bushy spikemoss. A fern ally and not a moss despite the name, Selaginella bigelovii is found from Sonoma County south to Baja California. It reaches inland to the San Joaquin Valley and the edges of the southern California deserts. The plant is much more common in southern California than in the San Francisco Bay Area. The photo shows an aging plant. S. bigelovii grows at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA