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