Lycopodium dendroideum

Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Subdivisio: Lycopodiophyta
Classis: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Familia: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodium
Species: Lycopodium dendroideum

Name

Lycopodium dendroideum, Michx.

References

USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Vernacular names
English: tree groundpine

Lycopodium dendroideum is a clubmoss native to the northeastern United States. It is part of a complex of species colloquially known as groundpine and which was originally all lumped under the species Lycopodium obscurum. This species was known as L. obscurum L. var. dendroideum (Michx.) Eaton.

This and other Lycopodium species were once commonly collected for decorative Christmas greenery. The spore of this species was also collected as Lycopodium powder, although this was not the preferred species for the purpose.

L. dendroideum prefers humus-rich, sandy, moist but not wet soils.