Lycopodium clavatum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ly-koh-POH-de-um KLAV-ah-tum
- Description
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Running Clubmoss is a native fern-like pernnial in the club moss family.
Habitat: Openings, balds, roadbanks, open forests
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Lycopodium
- Species:
- clavatum
- Family:
- Lycopodiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Temperate Northern Hemisphere
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts mammals.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Mountains
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Spores display from July to September.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers, spores
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
