Family: Lycopodiaceae
crowfoot club-moss, southern ground-cedar, southern running-pine, trailing ground-pine
[Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme L., more...]
John Kohout
Kenneth J. Sytsma
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Diphasiastrum: From the genus Diphasium and astrum for "incomplete resemblance;" so "false Diphasium"
Plants: perennial fern ally
Habitat: woods and open woodlands
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern ally
Habitat: woods and open woodlands
Conservation Status: Native
Common in coniferous, mixed, or deciduous forests, open woodlands, conifer swamps, thickets, and old fields, usually on moist sandy acidic soils, often forming large clones. Resembling D. complanatum (treated as var. flabelliforme of that species in older books), but without the abrupt constriction at the base of branchlets. The branches fork into two diverging branchlets, producing a flat, dark green, regular fan-shaped pattern. The horizontal stem typically lies on the soil surface under a thin covering of leaf litter. The hybrid with D. tristachyum, named D. x habereri (House) Holub, is fairly common when both species grow together. It more closely resembles D. tristachyum, but the tip of the middle leaf on the lower side of the branchlets ends below the base of the leaf above it.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key.
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Derek Anderson
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