Diphasiastrum digitatum

Characteristics

Lycopodiaceae
Diphasiastrum
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
Lycopodiaceae
Diphasiastrum
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

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