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Cressler, Alan

Lycopodium tristachyum

Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh

Deeproot Club-moss, Blue Ground-cedar, Northern Ground-pine

Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss Family)

Synonym(s): Diphasiastrum tristachyum, Diphasium chamicyparissus, Diphasium complanatum ssp. chamicyparissus, Diphasium tristachyum, Lycopodium chamicyparissus, Lycopodium complanatum ssp. chamicyparissus, Lycopodium complanatum var. chamicyparissus, Lycopodium complanatum var. patentifolium

USDA Symbol: LYTR

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 15 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AL , CT , DC , DE , GA , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , WI , WV
Canada: MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 tristachyum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lycopodium tristachyum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopodium tristachyum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-01
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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