Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H. Wagner, Beitel, & R.C. Moran) A. Haines. Common name: Delicate Tree-clubmoss, Pennsylvania Groundpine, Hickey's Tree-clubmoss. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Grassy balds, bog margins, forest openings, acidic ridgetop forests. Distribution: N. QC and NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to NJ, sw. NC, and n. IN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Il, K4, NE, NY, Tn, Va, Haines (2003a), Petlewski (2020), Petlewski et al (2022); = Lycopodium hickeyi W.H.Wagner, Beitel, & R.C.Moran — FNA2, NS, Pa, POWO; = Lycopodium obscurum L. var. isophyllum Hickey — W; < Lycopodium obscurum L. — C, S13, Tat; < Lycopodium obscurum L. var. dendroideum (Michx.) D.C.Eaton — F, G, Md, RAB, WV. Basionym: Lycopodium hickeyi W.H.Wagner, Beitel, & R.C.Moran 1989
Links to other floras: = Lycopodium hickeyi - FNA2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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