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Cressler, Alan

Lycopodium obscurum

Lycopodium obscurum L.

Rare Clubmoss, Common Ground-pine, Flat-branched Ground-pine, Princess'-pine, Tree Clubmoss

Lycopodiaceae (Club-Moss Family)

Synonym(s): Dendrolycopodium obscurum

USDA Symbol: LYOB

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK , AL , CT , DC , DE , GA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WV
Canada: NB , NS , ON , QC
Native Distribution: Eastern US and Canada.
Native Habitat: Mature, hardwood forests.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU				FACU	FACU		FACU	FACU

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. 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 Lycopodium obscurum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lycopodium obscurum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopodium obscurum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-17
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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