Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-004:
Lycopodium carolinianum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Bog Clubmoss, Slender Clubmoss
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyca3_001_lvd
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Jim Fowler jaf_pcarolini
August Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
The larger leaves of horizontal stems appear 2-ranked & are held horizontal, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Jim Fowler jaf_pcaroli_1
October Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Strobilus solitary at end of a nearly naked upright stem, w only tiny lvs, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-004:
Lycopodium carolinianum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: pine savannas, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - leaves of horizontal stems linear-lanceolate to almost subulate
Larger leaves of horizontal stems held horizontal, appearing 2-ranked
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 p202
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p072
- Ferns of Alabama p073
- Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p326