Group: Lycopodiophytina (Lycophytes)
Family: Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss family)
Genus: Lycopodium (Clubmoss)
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
Maximal 20 cm tall. plants: with sporo- and trophophylls of different habit. strobili: in clusters of 2–6 per shoot, stalked. sporophylls: small, squamous. sporangia: solitary, on the upper surface of the sporophylls. stem: dichotomous,
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.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in nutrient-poor, acid habitats