Selaginella lepidophylla
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Selaginella lepidophylla, also known as a resurrection plant and sometimes as the rose of Jericho is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family. It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the Uni
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Selaginella lepidophylla in its dry and hydrated states
A "revived" plant
Dried and curled up
Chihuahuan Desert
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The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of Far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley
Selaginella lepidophylla
…Jericho (although distinct from the true rose of Jericho) is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico. S. lepidophylla is renowned for its ability to survive almost complete desiccation. Resurrection plants are vascular…
Chihuahuan desert landscape in Big Bend National Park
The terrain mainly consists of basins broken by numerous small mountain ranges.
A pronghorn among yuccas in the Otero Mesa.
Young creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)