Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Lycopodiella prostrata
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Featherstem Clubmoss from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella prostrata
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-006?:
Lycopodium alopecuroides
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lycopodium prostratum
COMMON NAME:
Featherstem Clubmoss, Prostrate Bog Clubmoss
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_l_prostrata2
August Brunswick County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_l_prostrata2b
August Brunswick County NC
Stroboli 4-8cm long and bushy, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_l_prostrata2c
August Brunswick County NC
Sterile lvs spreading on horizontal stems, nearly appressed on erect stems, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Lycopodiella prostrata
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella prostrata
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-006?:
Lycopodium alopecuroides
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lycopodium prostratum
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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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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - linear-subulate (dimorphic)
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 p196
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p069
- Ferns of Alabama p079