Selaginella lepidophylla

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Selaginella lepidophylla

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Lycopodiophyta
Class:	Selaginellopsida
Order:	Selaginellales
Family:	Selaginellaceae
Genus:	Selaginella
Species:	S. lepidophylla

Binomial name

Selaginella lepidophylla

Obsolete taxonomic classification: Lycopodium lepidophyllum, Hooker & Greville (1830).

Often sold as "Dinosaur Plants," the ability of S. lepidophylla to survive extreme dessication for decades has made it popular as a houseplant, though the oft-cited figure of 50 years of dormancy is difficult to confirm.

Family: Selaginellaceae
Habitat: Middle East and the Central Americas
Soil: Well drained, though Lepidophylla will also thrive on damp porous rock.
Water: Medium
Sun: Maximum
Thickness: 20 centimetres
Height: 5 centimetres
Flower: No
Reproduction: Spores
Popular names: Resurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho, Siempre Viva, Flor de Piedra, Doradilla, Flower of rock, stone Flower, Magóra (tarahumara)