Lycopodium clavatum L.

Stag's-Horn Clubmoss

Lycopodiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Lycopodiophytina (Lycophytes)
Family: Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss family)
Genus: Lycopodium (Clubmoss)

Synonyms

Lycopodium clavatum
Lycopodium clavatum subsp. monostachyon
Lycopodium clavatum var. lagopus
Lycopodium clavatum var. monostachyon
Lycopodium lagopus

Related species

Lycopodium annotinum L. - Interrupted Clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum L. - Stag's-Horn Clubmoss
Lycopodium complanatum L. - Issler's Clubmoss
Lycopodium tristachyum Pursh - Blue Clubmoss
Lycopodium zeilleri (Rouy) Greuter & Burdet - Zeillers Clubmoss
Lycopodium oellgaardii (Stoor & al.) B. Bock - Oellgaards Clubmoss
Lycopodium issleri (Rouy) Domin - Isslers Clubmoss
Lycopodium alpinum L. - Alpine Clubmoss

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lycopodium clavatum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Lycopodium clavatum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lycopodium clavatum

Lycopodium clavatum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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