Diphasiastrum digitatum

Characteristics
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A. Braun) Holub
southern ground cedar
Mesic forests, forested roadsides, and forest openings often on upper slopes and hilltops with sterile thin soils. Does best in successional forests and sites with recent disturbances. It often grows with Dendrolycopodium obscurum.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Lycophytes
Lycopodiales
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A. Braun) Holub - southern ground cedar
Citation
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Dill. ex A. Braun) Holub
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 21 Jul 2005 - 1
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 10 Feb 2012 - 9
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 10 Feb 2012 - 9
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