Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Amer. Fern J. 71: 97. 1981.
Common names: Foxtail bog club-moss
Illustrated
Basionym: Lycopodium alopecuroides Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 1102. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Horizontal stems strongly arching, 5–40 × 0.8–1.1 cm, rooting at tip; stems (excluding leaves) 2–4 mm diam.; leaves monomorphic, spreading to ascending, 5–7 × 0.5–0.7 mm, marginal teeth 1–7 per side. Peduncles 1–3 per plant, 6–30 × 0.2–0.3 cm; strobilus 1/3–1/7 total length; leaves spreading to ascending, 6–7 × 0.3–0.5 mm, marginal teeth 1–10 per side. Strobili 20–60 × 12–20 mm. Sporophylls widespreading, 6–7 × 0.5–0.9 mm, marginal teeth 1–5 per side in proximal 1/2.2n = 156.
Habitat: Bogs, marshes, ditches, borrow pits
Elevation: 0–600 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tex., Va., West Indies in Cuba
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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acute +
gemmiferous +
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unbranched +
Foxtail bog club-moss +
emergent +
subterranean +
photosynthetic +
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pincushion--shaped +
gemmiferous +
abscising +
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remote;dense +
appressed +
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Amer. Fern J. +
1981 +
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scattered +
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Illustrated +
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rooting +
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0.8cm;1.1cm +
subterranean +
aggregated +
photosynthetic +
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Lycopodiella alopecuroides +
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