Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18: 442. 1983.
Common names: Slender bog club-moss
Basionym: Lycopodium carolinianum Linnaeus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.
Revision as of 19:13, 26 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Horizontal stems flat in cross-section, evergreen, tightly anchored by roots, years growth 3–12 X 0.9–1.1 cm; leaves 3.5–6 X 1.2–2 mm, facing upward, spreading and appearing 2-ranked, broadly adnate, slightly subulate, median leaves 3.5–4 X 0.3–0.6 mm, nearly erect. Peduncle 1– (2–3), 5–30 cm, leaves 2–3 X 0.3–0.6 mm, in remote appressed pseudowhorls. Strobilus 1.5–9 X 0.3–0.5 mm. 2n = 70, 140.
Habitat: Wet meadows, ditches, pinewoods, and bogs, often with sphagnum moss
Elevation: 0–50 m
Distribution
Ala., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Miss., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tex., Va., Mexico, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.