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Lycopodium sitchense

Lycopodium sitchense Rupr.

Alaskan Clubmoss, Sitka Club-moss, Sitka Clubmoss, Sitka Creeping-cedar

Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)

Synonym(s): Diphasiastrum sitchense, Diphasium sitchense, Lycopodium sabinifolium ssp. sitchense, Lycopodium sabinifolium var. sitchense

USDA Symbol: LYSI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 7 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , ME , MT , NH , NY , OR , VT , WA
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Alpine meadows, open rocky barrens, conifer woods.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lycopodium sitchense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lycopodium sitchense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopodium sitchense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-04
Research By: CBR

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