Selaginellaceae
Flower of stone
Selaginella lepidophylla
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (17)
- Arabic
- كفعان
- Bulgarian
- Йерихонска роза
- Croatian
- Jerihonska ruža
- Czech
- Růže z Jericha
- Danish
- Jerikos Rose, Genopstandelsesplante
- Dutch
- Valse roos van Jericho
- English
- Flower of stone
- Esperanto
- Skvamfolia selaginelo
- Finnish
- Peikonmähkä
- German
- Unechte Rose von Jericho
- Japanese
- テマリカタヒバ, フッカツソウ, 復活草
- Malay
- Pokok Genggam Fatimah
- Polish
- Róża jerychońska, Zmartwychwstanka
- Portuguese
- Rosa-de-jericó
- Russian
- Селагинелла чешуелистная
- Swedish
- Falsk jerikoros, Uppståndelseväxt
- Turkish
- Diriliş Bitkisi, Sahra Çalısı
Synonyms
- Lepidoselaginella lepidophylla (Hook. & Grev.) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
- Lycopodioides lepidophylla (Hook. & Grev.) Kuntze
- Lycopodium lepidophyllum Hook. & Grev.
- Lycopodium nidiforme Herb. ex Spring
- Selaginella rediviva Forrer ex Wittr.
- Selaginella thoytsiana Curd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.