Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Palhinhaea cernua
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Palhinhaea cernua var. cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Palhinhaea cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Palhinhaea cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Lycopodiella cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium cernuum
COMMON NAME:
Nodding Clubmoss, Staghorn Clubmoss
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Palhinhaea cernua
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Palhinhaea cernua var. cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Palhinhaea cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Palhinhaea cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Lycopodiella cernua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium cernuum
2650
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Wet savannas, ditches and other disturbed moist areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in SC)
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - needle-like
Leaves spirally arranged
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 (Snyder & Bruce, 1986) p204
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014) p071
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p071
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