Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diphasiastrum tristachyum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Diphasiastrum 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 tristachyum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Diphasiastrum tristachyum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-009:
Lycopodium tristachyum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium tristachyum
COMMON NAME:
Blue Ground-cedar, Blue Running-cedar
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lytr_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diphasiastrum tristachyum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium tristachyum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Diphasiastrum tristachyum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-009:
Lycopodium tristachyum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium tristachyum
2644
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: Dry forests, glades, balds, barrens, forest openings, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC-SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - tiny
Leaves 4-ranked, upper and lower ranks smaller than lateral
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) p210
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p069
- Ferns of the Smokies (Evans, 2005) p31
- Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p300
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