Pronunciation: sel-aj-in-EL-la eh-reh-MOF-il-a
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: ///////
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Selaginella
2) eremophila