Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Foxtail clubmoss (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Lycopodiales > Lycopodiaceae > Lycopodielloideae > Lycopodiella

Characteristics

Horizontal stems strongly arching, 5--40 X 0.8--1.1 cm, rooting at tip; stems (excluding leaves) 2--4 mm diam.; leaves monomorphic, spreading to ascending, 5--7 X 0.5--0.7 mm, marginal teeth 1--7 per side. Peduncles 1--3 per plant, 6--30 X 0.2--0.3 cm; strobilus 1/3--1/7 total length; leaves spreading to ascending, 6--7 X 0.3--0.5 mm, marginal teeth 1--10 per side. Strobili 20--60 X 12--20 mm. Sporophylls wide-spreading, 6--7 X 0.5--0.9 mm, marginal teeth 1--5 per side in proximal 1/2. 2 n = 156.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses medicinal
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Images

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Distribution

Lycopodiella alopecuroides world distribution map, present in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146929-2
WFO ID wfo-0001114062
COL ID 3WLRV
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Synonyms

Lycopodium alopecuroides Plananthus alopecuroides Lepidotis alopecuroides Lycopodiella alopecuroides Lycopodium mathewsii Lycopodiella matthewsii Lycopodium inundatum var. alopecuroides