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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)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 15 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom 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 , WVCanada: 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 PlantsFNA: Find Lycopodium tristachyum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycopodium tristachyum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-01Research By: Joseph A. Marcus