Selaginellaceae
Mesa spikemoss
Selaginella cinerascens
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mesa spikemoss
Synonyms
- Bryodesma cinerascens (A.A.Eaton) Soják
- Lycopodium bryoides Nutt. ex Baker
- Selaginella bryoides Underw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Anthony Baniaga, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ingo Renner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin Felder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.