Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Dendrolycopodium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.
Read about the ancient and interesting fern allies known as clubmosses from the Prince William Wildflower Society.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lycopodium dendroideum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-008b:
Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Prickly Tree-clubmoss, Round-branch Clubmoss, Tree Ground-pine
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July Tucker County WV
Monongahela National Forest
1-7(14) sessile strobili per upright stem, borne singly on branch ends, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lycopodium dendroideum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-008b:
Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
2475
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Openings, grassy balds, high elevation spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - needle-like
Leaves of lateral branches 6-ranked, all of equal size
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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