Characteristics
Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A. Haines
flat-branched tree clubmoss
A wide variety of mesic forests and forest opening including forested roadsides. Most common in all but the coolest parts of New York. Appears to do best in successional forests, areas with thin soils, and sites with recent disturbances.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Lycophytes
Lycopodiales
Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A. Haines - flat-branched tree clubmoss
Citation
Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A. Haines
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Species Distribution Map
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