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Lycopodiella appressa (Southern bog clubmoss)
Cressler, Alan

Lycopodiella appressa

Lycopodiella appressa (Chapm.) Cranfill

Southern Bog Clubmoss

Lycopodiaceae (Club-Moss Family)

Synonym(s): Lycopodium adpressum, Lycopodium alopecuroides ssp. appressum, Lycopodium alopecuroides var. appressum, Lycopodium appressum, Lycopodium inundatum var. appressum, Lycopodium inundatum var. bigelovii

USDA Symbol: LYAP4

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

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall. Horizontal stems lay flat on ground, up to about 18 inches long.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MS , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT
Canada: NL , NS , PE

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL FACW OBL FACW FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-24
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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