Lycopodium veitchii Christ

Species

Pteridophytes > Lycopodiales > Lycopodiaceae > Lycopodioideae > Lycopodium

Characteristics

Plants small to medium-sized, terrestrial; aerial shoots creeping, 40-70 cm. Lateral branches suberect, 5-7 cm tall, dichotomously branched with well-differentiated lateral branchlets much branched, small stem together with leaves terete, not dorsiventral. Leaves spirally arranged, dense, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 2-4 × 0.6-1 mm, herbaceous, base not adnate to branchlets, sessile, margin slightly involute, entire, apex acuminate. Strobili solitary, terminal on peduncles (2-4 cm), pale yellow, terete, 2-3 cm; sporophyll broadly ovate, imbricate, ca. 4 × 2 mm, margin membranous, with irregular teeth, apex long acuminate. Sporangia enclosed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread anemochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.07
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lycopodium veitchii world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77205528-1
WFO ID wfo-0001107350
COL ID 36FN5
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Synonyms

Lycopodium veitchii Diphasiastrum veitchii Lycopodium malacophyllum Lycopodium alpinum var. transmorrisonense Lycopodium sitchense var. veitchii