Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.

Tree groundpine (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Lycopodiales > Lycopodiaceae > Lycopodioideae > Lycopodium

Characteristics

Horizontal stems subterranean. Upright shoots treelike, many branched, branchlets numerous and strongly differentiated; annual bud constrictions absent; leaves spreading, pale green below lateral branchlets, prickly needlelike, 3.5--4 X 0.9--1 mm. Lateral branchlets round in cross section, 5--8 mm diam.; annual bud constrictions inconspicuous; leaves spreading to ascending, pale green, in 6 ranks, 2 upperside, 2 lateral, and 2 underside, equal in size, linear, 2.4--5.5 X 0.5--1.2 mm; margins entire; apex acuminate, lacking hair tip. Strobili sessile, 1--7 on tip of upright shoot, 12--55 mm. Sporophylls 3.5 X 3.5 mm, apex short, acute, abruptly narrowing. 2 n = 68.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread anemochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Cathartic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified)
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Images

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Distribution

Lycopodium dendroideum world distribution map, present in Bhutan, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Liberia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147306-2
WFO ID wfo-0001108988
COL ID 72RC7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 761875
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lycopodium obscurum f. dendroideum Lepidotis dendroidea Lycopodium dendroideum Dendrolycopodium dendroideum Lycopodium verticale Dendrolycopodium verticale Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum Lycopodium obscurum var. hybridum