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Ground pine

Lycopodium dendroideum

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Field Notes

Description:

A common lycopod, also known as club moss, in central Virginia. These are not a moss at all, but are seedless vascular plants. The produce spores in a club-shaped structure called a strobilus.

Habitat:

Moist woods.

Reference Links:

PLANTS Profile for Lycopodium dendroideum (tree groundpine) | USDA PLANTS

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