NameThatPlant.net: Dendrolycopodium hickeyi

Lycophytes: Lycopodiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dendrolycopodium hickeyi FAMILY Lycopodiaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Jim Fowler's blog explains and illustrates the differences in the various Dendrolycopodium.

Learn more about Pennsylvania Ground-pine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina website.

Read about the ancient and interesting fern allies known as clubmosses from the Prince William Wildflower Society.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodium hickeyi FAMILY Lycopodiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-008b:

Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Hickey's Tree-clubmoss, Pennsylvania Ground-pine

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 003-01-008b:
Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae

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Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Habitat: Grassy balds, bog margins, forest openings, acidic ridgetop forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple - linear
Leaves of lateral branches 6-ranked, all of equal size

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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