Lycopodium complanatum L.

Issler's Clubmoss

Lycopodiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Lycopodium complanatum
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Diphasiastrum complanatum subsp. montellii
Diphasium anceps
Diphasium complanatum
Diphasium complanatum subsp. montellii
Lycopodium anceps
Lycopodium complanatum subsp. montellii

Trivial names

Ruthenische Hundskamille

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


    Maximal 40&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">plants:</span> with sporo- and trophophylls of different habit. <span class="v1">strobili:</span> <b>in clusters of 2&#8211;6 per shoot</b>, <b>stalked</b>. <span class="v1">sporophylls:</span> <b>small, squamous</b>. <span ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lycopodium complanatum

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 complanatum

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 complanatum

Lycopodium complanatum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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