Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Dendrolycopodium hickeyi
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Jim Fowler's blog explains and illustrates the differences in the various Dendrolycopodium.
Learn more about Pennsylvania Ground-pine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium hickeyi
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Lycopodium obscurum var. isophyllum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-008b:
Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Hickey's Tree-clubmoss, Pennsylvania Ground-pine
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm210423_9673b
April Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm210423_9673c
April Jackson County NC
Lateral branches appear almost round, vs. D. obscurum's appear flattened, per Jim Fowler's blog.
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Keith Bradley kab_d_obscurum_0764
June Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Strobilus .3 - 2.5" long, sessile, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Dendrolycopodium hickeyi
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium hickeyi
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Lycopodium obscurum var. isophyllum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-008b:
Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
2474
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Habitat: Grassy balds, bog margins, forest openings, acidic ridgetop forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - linear
Leaves of lateral branches 6-ranked, all of equal size
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Ferns of the Smokies p28
- Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p288