Characteristics
Lycopodium clavatum L.
staghorn clubmoss
Dry to mesic forests, forest openings, forest edges, and sometimes in more open sites in thin acidic soils. Also occasionally in mosses on edges of swamps and marshes. Does well in successional forests and in disturbed soils that become colonized by mosses.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
UPL, FACW+ (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Lycopodium clavatum L.
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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: 27 Aug 2004
- Andrew Nelson
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 31 July 2019
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 31 July 2019
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