OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 13 taxa in the family Lycopodiaceae, Clubmoss family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Carolina Bog-clubmoss, Slender Clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium carolinianum 003-01-004   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, seepages

Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in Coastal Plain of the Carolinas

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Florida Bog Clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pseudolycopodiella species 1   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium carolinianum 003-01-004?   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, bogs

Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Carolinas

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Bog-clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lycopodiella appressa   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella appressa   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium appressum 003-01-005   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, seepages, bogs, wet prairies

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Foxtail Clubmoss, Foxtail Bog-clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lycopodiella alopecuroides   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella alopecuroides   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium alopecuroides 003-01-006   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, seepages, wet pine flatwoods, wet prairies, bogs, ditches, and other wet, sandy sites

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Featherstem Clubmoss, Prostrate Bog-clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lycopodiella prostrata   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella prostrata   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium alopecuroides 003-01-006?   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, seepages, bogs, wet prairies

Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in Coastal Plain of the Carolinas (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Nodding Clubmoss, Staghorn Clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Palhinhaea cernua   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Wet savannas, ditches and other disturbed moist areas

Uncommon (rare in SC)

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Staghorn Clubmoss, Running Clubmoss, Ground-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lycopodium clavatum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium clavatum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium clavatum 003-01-007   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Openings, balds, roadbanks, open forests

Uncommon in Carolina Mountains, rare in GA

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss, Common Ground-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dendrolycopodium obscurum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium obscurum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium obscurum var. obscurum 003-01-008a   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Acidic forests

Common in Mountains (uncommon in Carolina Piedmnt) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Prickly Tree-clubmoss, Round-branch Clubmoss, Tree Ground-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dendrolycopodium dendroideum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium dendroideum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum 003-01-008b   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Openings, grassy balds, high elevation spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Hickey's Tree-clubmoss, Pennsylvania Ground-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dendrolycopodium hickeyi   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium hickeyi   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum 003-01-008b   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Grassy balds, bog margins, forest openings, acidic ridgetop forests

Rare

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon Common Name: Stiff Clubmoss, Bristly Clubmoss

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Spinulum annotinum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium annotinum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: High elevation hardwood or coniferous forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Blue Ground-cedar, Blue Running-cedar

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diphasiastrum tristachyum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium tristachyum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium tristachyum 003-01-009   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry forests, glades, balds, barrens, forest openings

Uncommon in NC-SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Ground-cedar, Common Running-cedar, Fan Ground-pine, Running Ground-pine

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Diphasiastrum digitatum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lycopodium digitatum   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lycopodium flabelliforme 003-01-010   FAMILY: Lycopodiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry to mesic, usually acid forests and openings, especially common in disturbed sites, such as successional pine forests

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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