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Resurrection Plant

Selaginella lepidophylla

Authorship: (Hook and Greville)

Notes

It is common on north-facing conglomerate near IMRS HQ.

Sources

[Lieb 930]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae

PhylumLYCOPODIOPHYTA (Spikemosses)

ClassLYCOPODIOPSIDA

FamilySELAGINELLACEAE (Spikemoss Family)

GenusSelaginella

Specieslepidophylla

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

danielwinsteadOct 11, 2026Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

taniquejonesOct 21, 2023Hudspeth County, TX, USA

braulio32Jun 9, 2023Van Horn, TX 79855, USA

cypseloidesFeb 5, 2022Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

crot_arocJul 30, 2021Hudspeth County, TX, USA

naenriquez2Jun 6, 2021Fort Hancock, TX, US

riodominguezMar 12, 2021Kent, TX 79855, USA

jooeyleeeOct 12, 2019Fort Hancock, TX, US

kavegaNov 3, 2018Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

iraniafigueroaOct 14, 2017indio mountain research station

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	Not assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G4Apparently Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	S4Apparently Secure
Texas SGCN	Not assessed