Lycopodium clavatum (Common Clubmoss)

Lycopodium clavatum

Lycopodium clavatum L.

Lycopodium clavatum L. var. laurentianum Victorin

Lycopodium clavatum L. var. subremotum Victorin

Lycopodium clavatum L. var. tristachyum Hook.

Common Clubmoss

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Lycopodiophyta	Ancient plants that have only a single vein per leaf, limiting size
Class	Lycopodiopsida	“Fern allies”—clubmosses and firmosses
Order	Lycopodiales	Lycopodiums
Family	Lycopodiaceae	Lycopodiums, clubmosses
Genus	Lycopodium	From Greek lukos, “wolf,” and podion, “foot”
Species	clavatum	Means “club-shaped,” referring to the top of the hairs on the inner side of the petals

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Lycopodium clavatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 12 × 10" (31 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 12 × 12" (29 × 31 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 7 × 8" (18 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 6 × 8" (14 × 20 cm) ID is uncertain

9/27/2018 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, MA
≈ 10 × 6" (24 × 16 cm)

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain

8/7/2013 · Amos Kendall Conservation Land, Dunstable, MA
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

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