Characteristics
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub
blue ground cedar
Dry to mesic forests often on upper slopes and hilltops with sterile thin or sandy acidic soils. In similar habitats as D. digitatum and sometimes occurring together but it generally grows in drier thinner and more acidic soils.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Lycophytes
Lycopodiales
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub - blue ground cedar
Citation
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub
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Species Distribution Map
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