Selaginellaceae
Resurrection plant
Selaginella pilifera
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Genus
- Selaginella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Resurrection plant
Synonyms
- Lycopodioides pilifera (A.Braun) Kuntze
- Lycopodioides pringlei Kuntze
- Lycopodium circinatum Corbett.
- Pulviniella pilifera (A.Braun) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou
- Selaginella pilifera var. pringlei (Baker) C.V.Morton
- Selaginella pringlei Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ГП, 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.