Latin name: Selaginella eremophila Maxon Pronunciation: sel-aj-in-EL-la er-em-OF-i-la Common name: Desert spike-moss Family: Selaginellaceae (Spike-moss) Habitat: Crevices in rocks, gravelly soils, shaded places to 3000', creosote bush scrub, canyons and washes on west edge of Colorado Desert Blooming period: ///////// Name derivations: 1) Selaginella 2) eremophila |
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