Lycopodium dendroideum (Prickly Tree Clubmoss)

Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A. Haines

Lycopodium obscurum L. var. dendroideum (Michx.) D.C. Eaton

Lycopodium obscurum L. var. hybridum Farw.

Prickly Tree 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	dendroideum

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2/5/2012 · Beaver Brook Association Trails, W. Hollis St., Pepperell, MA
≈ 7 × 8" (17 × 19 cm) ID is uncertain

10/11/2011 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, MA
≈ 6 × 5" (15 × 13 cm)

4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, MA

8/18/2010 · J. Harry Rich Woods, off Nod Rd., Groton, MA
≈ 5 × 6" (12 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain

Lycopodium dendroideum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 26 Aug 2020.

4/23/2016 · Big Tree/Porcupine Trail, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, MA

9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, MA
≈ 8 × 12" (20 × 31 cm)

8/18/2010 · J. Harry Rich Woods, off Nod Rd., Groton, MA
≈ 5 × 6" (13 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

1/8/2012 · Groton Place and Sabine Woods, Groton, MA
≈ 8 × 10" (20 × 26 cm)

9/14/2009 · Near Nashoba Hospital, Ayer, MA
≈ 8 × 12" (20 × 31 cm)

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