Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Carolina Bog Clubmoss 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.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Lycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-004:
Lycopodium carolinianum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Bog-clubmoss, Slender Clubmoss
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lyca3_001_lvd
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Jim Fowler jaf_pcarolini
August Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
The larger leaves of horizontal stems appear 2-ranked & are held horizontal, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
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Jim Fowler jaf_pcaroli_1
October Brunswick County NC
Green Swamp
Strobilus solitary at end of a nearly naked upright stem, w only tiny lvs, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana var. caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Lycopodiella caroliniana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-004:
Lycopodium carolinianum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium carolinianum
2651
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in Coastal Plain of the Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple - leaves of horizontal stems linear-lanceolate to almost subulate
Larger leaves of horizontal stems held horizontal, appearing 2-ranked
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986) p202
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014) p072
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p073
- Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America p326
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