Dendrolycopodium obscurum (Linnaeus) A. Haines. Common name: Common Groundpine, Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Acidic forests. Distribution: NS and NB west to MI and WI, south to n. GA, ne. AL, s. IN, n. IL (?), and c. MN; China, Japan, Korea, e. Russia.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, NE, NY, Tn, Va, Haines (2003a), Petlewski (2020), Petlewski et al (2022); = Lycopodium obscurum L. — FNA2, Pa, POWO, Lin et al (2013); = Lycopodium obscurum L. var. obscurum — F, G, Md, RAB, W, WV; < Lycopodium obscurum L. — C, NS, S13, Sf, Tat. Basionym: Lycopodium obscurum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Lycopodium obscurum - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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