plants on an open exposed rockface of gypseous limestone of a foothill on the NW edge of the Sierra Parras, with Jatropha dioica, Agave asperrima, Opuntia rufida, Sericodes greggii, Sengalia crassifolia.
Located in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.Accompanied by my wife Brenda, and my son Anthony Baniaga who's a Phd. student at U of A in Tucson, Arizona. He determined that this Selaginella was eremophila. We were lucky in that it had rained lightly 2 days before our hike. The Selaginella was reponsive to the moisture allowing us to photograph a dense mat of stems , forking branches and small green leaves. The habitat was sandy and rocky allowing good drainage.
plants on an open exposed rockface of gypseous limestone of a foothill on the NW edge of the Sierra Parras, with Jatropha dioica, Agave asperrima, Opuntia rufida, Sericodes greggii, Sengalia crassifolia.
lat. long. data approximate; S. watsonii leaves are generally appressed to stem but this seems to be more prevalent with exposed stems. I lifted a rock and beneath were stems that had more spreading leaves in this shaded or more protected location.
Located in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.Accompanied by my wife Brenda, and my son Anthony Baniaga who's a Phd. student at U of A in Tucson, Arizona. He determined that this Selaginella was eremophila.We were lucky in that it had rained lightly 2 days before our hike. The Selaginella was reponsive to the moisture allowing us to photograph a dense mat of stems , forking branches and small green leaves. The habitat was sandy and rocky allowing good drainage.