Lycopodium scariosum

Lycopodium scariosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodium
Species: L. scariosum
Binomial name
Lycopodium scariosum
G.Forster 1786 not Hook. 1836
Synonyms[1][2]

Lycopodium scariosum, commonly known as spreading clubmoss or creeping club moss is a native club moss of Australia, New Zealand and Borneo.[3][4][2]

Lycopodium scariosum has stems that lie on the ground, are multi branched and can grow to 2 metres long. The leaves are flat and can be up to 4 millimetres long.[5]

References

  1. Tropicos, Lycopodium scariosum Forst.
  2. 1 2 Family Lycopodiaceae, genus Lycopodium; world species list by Michael Hassler and Brian Swale
  3. Atlas of Living Australia, Lycopodium scariosum G.Forst., Spreading Clubmoss
  4. T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network (New Zealand), Lycopodium scariosum (Creeping club moss)
  5. "Creeping club moss (Lycopodium scariosum)". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-05-19.


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