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
Selaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSlo.: alpska dreicaDat.: Aug. 12. 2013Lat.: 46.44016 Long.: 13.64462Code: Bot_742/2013_DSC7458 Habitat: stony alpine grassland, almost flat terrain, open place, full sun; calcareous ground; exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C, elevation 1,970 m (6.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Mount Mangart region, west of the largest snow valley in Mangart's flats, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Growing mostly solitary, but several plants in the vicinity. This is another plant which can be found only in subalpine and alpine elevations in Julian Alps. It belongs to ferns (Pterydophyta) and produces spores not seeds. Selaginellla selaginoides belongs to the family Lycopodiaceae, which is as a whole protected by the 'Uredba o zavarovanih prosto iveih rastlinskih vrstah', Ur.l. RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation on protected wild plant species, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46 (2004)). There are at least two other at the first sight similar plants (Huperzia, Lycopodium) growing in Slovenia. However, distinctly and coarsely fringed tiny leaves of S. selaginoides clearly distinguish it from others. Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 69. Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
Hawaiian names: Lepelepeamoa, lepelepe a moaEnglish names: Branched spikemoss, Dwarf spikemossSelaginellaceae (Spikemoss family)Range: Hawaiian Islands (all the main islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe); Marquesas Islands (Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, and Fatu Hiva); Society Islands; Ualan; and Vanikoro (Santa Cruz Island)Oahu (Cultivated)Ex-situ. Growing with other native ferns and plants in a "Native Hawaiian Fern Garden."Closeupwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/16684271344/in/photolist...The Hawaiian name Lepelepe a moa means "comb like that of a chicken." In Hawaii nei, lelelepe a moa are used with roses in lei work in modern times.EtymologyThe generic name Selaginella is from the Latin selago, an ancient name for some species of Lycopodium, or club mosses.The specific epithet arbuscula is from the Latin meaning "diminutive tree," alluding to the plant resembling a small tree or bush.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Selaginella denticulata in Los Tilos de Moya, Gran Canaria. Date: 2 April 2014, 12:05:05. Source: Own work. Author: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz.
