Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A. Haines

Prickly Tree Clubmoss

Synonyms: Lycopodium dendroideum, Lycopodium obscurum var. dendroideum, Lycopodium obscurum var. hybridum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Lycopod Clade

Sublevel 2: Clubmoss

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Family: Lycopodiaceae

Genus: Dendrolycopodium

Species: Dendrolycopodium dendroideum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph–sporophyte, Mycoheterotroph–gametophyte

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: One type of spore, bisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Dendrolycopodium dendroideum