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Selaginella arizonica
Also called Arizona Clubmoss
Arizona spikemoss is a small, prostrate, matting spikemoss native to rocky sites in Arizona, Texas and northern Mexico. It is a lowland-to-foothill plant of crevices and gravel, best grown in a dry, gritty, well-drained spot.
Selaginella arizonica, commonly known as Arizona spikemoss, is a species of spikemoss in the family Selaginellaceae. It is native to Arizona, US, where it can be found in rock crevices, or on gravel, sandstone, igneous, or limestone substrates.
Meadow spikemoss · Sand spikemoss · Bluish spikemoss · Selaginella australiensis · Selaginella bifida · Selaginella biformis · Bushy spikemoss · Selaginella brisbanensis · Selaginella bryopteris · Selaginella carinata · Selaginella ciliaris · Mesa spikemoss
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Selaginella arizonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
