Lycopodiaceae

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Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (R.Br.) Holub

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum is an alpine club moss native to New Zealand and Australia, with a conifer-like upright growth habit.

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum, tree groundpine, is a North American clubmoss also native to Russia, with historical decorative and photographic uses.

Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H.Wagner, Beitel & R.C.Moran) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H.Wagner, Beitel & R.C.Moran) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H.Wagner, Beitel & R.C.Moran) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium hickeyi is a tree club-moss native to northeastern North America, found in shaded sandy conifer forests.

Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines

Dendrolycopodium obscurum is a small conifer-like lycophyte that has been harvested for wreaths and flash powder, and is protected in some US states.

Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum alpinum is a circumpolar northern clubmoss that grows in alpine and boreal habitats, and can hybridize with D. sitchense.

Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub

Diphasiastrum complanatum is a spreading perennial clubmoss with flattened branches, found across the Northern Hemisphere, once used for dyeing wool in Finland.

Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A.Braun) Holub

Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A.Braun) Holub

Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A.Braun) Holub

Diphasiastrum digitatum is a low-growing perennial clubmoss native to eastern North America with a range of historical human uses.

Diphasiastrum sitchense (Rupr.) Holub

Diphasiastrum sitchense (Rupr.) Holub

Diphasiastrum sitchense (Rupr.) Holub

Diphasiastrum sitchense (Sitka clubmoss) is a native pteridophyte of northern North America and northeastern Asia, found in varied upland and woodland habitats.

Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub

Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub

Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub

Diphasiastrum tristachyum is a perennial clubmoss, commonly called ground cedar, with a distinct flat-topped growth form.

Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm.

Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm.

Diphasium scariosum (G.Forst.) Rothm.

Diphasium scariosum is a distinctive club moss found across parts of Oceania and Southeast Asia with unusual fluorescent spots.

Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis.

Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis.

Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis.

Huperzia lucidula, or shining firmoss, is an evergreen clubmoss native to eastern North America that grows in moist acidic forests.

Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh.

Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh.

Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh.

Huperzia selago is a toxic circumpolar clubmoss with traditional uses in multiple indigenous medical practices.

Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss, is a perennial clubmoss with historically used flammable spore powder.

Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub

Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub

Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub

Lycopodiella inundata is a rare declining arctic-alpine club moss distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

Lycopodium clavatum L.

Lycopodium clavatum L.

Lycopodium clavatum L.

Lycopodium clavatum is a widespread spore-bearing vascular clubmoss with identified uses and bioactive constituents.

Lycopodium lagopus (Laest. ex C.Hartm.) Zinserl. ex Kuzen.

Lycopodium lagopus (Laest. ex C.Hartm.) Zinserl. ex Kuzen.

Lycopodium lagopus (Laest. ex C.Hartm.) Zinserl. ex Kuzen.

Lycopodium lagopus (one-cone club-moss) is an arctic-subarctic clubmoss that rarely bears more than one cone per stem.

Lycopodium volubile Sw., 1806

Lycopodium volubile Sw., 1806

Lycopodium volubile Sw., 1806

Pseudodiphasium is a monotypic lycophyte genus in Lycopodiaceae holding the native-to-Malesia-Australia introduced-to-Ecuador species P. volubile.

Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

Palhinhaea cernua, the staghorn clubmoss, is the largest clubmoss, a widespread pan-tropical species sometimes cultivated.

Phlegmariurus varius (R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock

Phlegmariurus varius (R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock

Phlegmariurus varius (R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock

Phlegmariurus varius is a Lycopodiaceae club moss found in Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands, growing on ground, rock or other plants.

Pseudolycopodium densum (Rothm.) Holub

Pseudolycopodium densum (Rothm.) Holub

Pseudolycopodium densum (Rothm.) Holub

Pseudolycopodium densum, the bushy clubmoss, is the only species in the lycophyte genus Pseudolycopodium, native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Spinulum annotinum (L.) A.Haines

Spinulum annotinum (L.) A.Haines

Spinulum annotinum (L.) A.Haines

Spinulum annotinum is a widespread common club-moss with documented traditional uses in Finnish medicine and crafts.

Huperzia porophila (F.E.Lloyd & Underw.) Holub

Huperzia porophila (F.E.Lloyd & Underw.) Holub

Huperzia porophila (F.E.Lloyd & Underw.) Holub

Huperzia porophila, the rock clubmoss/rock firmoss, is an Appalachian-region hybrid lycophyte that grows exclusively on rock.

Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

Huperzia serrata, the toothed firmoss clubmoss, is a vulnerable plant native to eastern Asia and most main Hawaiian islands.

Huperzia selago subsp. appressa (La Pylaie ex Desv.) D.Löve

Huperzia selago subsp. appressa (La Pylaie ex Desv.) D.Löve

Huperzia selago subsp. appressa (La Pylaie ex Desv.) D.Löve

Huperzia selago subsp. appressa is a circumpolar toxic fern ally with traditional medicinal uses across multiple regions.

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