Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lycopodiella appressa
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella appressa
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-005:
Lycopodium appressum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Bog Clubmoss
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyad3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210523_0739
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120704_529
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120704_530
July Greenville County SC
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A larger number of upright stems than other Lycopodiella, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120704_551
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Horizontal stem surface-creeping, rooting; upright stems erect, densely lvd, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120705_584
July Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130915_340
September Greenville County SC
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Tightly appressed sporophylls help distinguish this from other Lycopodiella, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lycopodiella appressa
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella appressa
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-005:
Lycopodium appressum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
2648
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, seepages, bogs, wet prairies, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - linear-lanceolate
Leaves of horizontal stems in many spiral rows
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia p200
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p069
- Ferns of Alabama p075
- Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p316