Species Lycopodium digitatum (Fan Clubmoss, Running Cedar, Southern Ground-Cedar)

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Names

Scientific name: Lycopodium digitatum
Common name: Fan Clubmoss, Running Cedar, Southern Ground-Cedar

Measurements

Height: 3 - 20 in
Spread: 6 - 12 in
Growth Rate: Slow

Requirements

Hardiness zones: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage: Moist but Well-drained
Soil type: Loam, Sand
Soil pH: Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle: Perennial
Leaf lifecycle: Evergreen needle
Foliage color: Medium Green, Dark Green
Seasons of interest: Spring, Summer, Fall
Propagation methods: Spores
Attracts: Birds

Toxicity

Toxic to humans: Yes

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: Dill. ex A.Braun
Publication: Amer. J. Sci. Arts , ser. 2, 6: 81 (1848)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodioideae
Genus: Lycopodium

Synonyms

Lycopodium complanatum var. flabelliforme Lycopodium flabelliforme Diphasium flabelliforme Diphasiastrum digitatum Lycopodium flabelliforme f. clutei Lycopodium flabelliforme f. proliferum Lycopodium complanatum subsp. flabelliforme Diphasium complanatum subsp. flabelliforme Lycopodium flabelliforme var. ambiguum Lycopodium complanatum var. wibbei Lycopodium complanatum f. wibbei Lycopodium flabelliforme f. recurvatum Lycopodium flabelliforme f. wibbei Diphasium anceps subsp. flabelliforme Lycopodium flabelliforme f. foliaceum

References

Lycopodium digitatum (Fan clubmoss) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=lydi3, accessed November 9, 2024

Lycopodium digitatum (Clubmoss, Common Running-cedar, Fan Clubmoss, Fan Ground-pine, Ground Pine, Running Cedar) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycopodium-digitatum/, accessed November 9, 2024

Diphasiastrum digitatum (southern ground-cedar): Go Botany, Native Plant Trust, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/diphasiastrum/digitatum/, accessed November 9, 2024

Diphasiastrum digitatum (Southern Groundcedar): Minnesota Wildflowers, Minnesota Wildflowers, https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/fern/southern-groundcedar, accessed November 9, 2024

Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum), Illinois Wildflowers, http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/fan_clubmoss.htm, accessed November 9, 2024

About Southern Ground Cedar, Maryland Biodiversity Project, https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/species/1642, accessed November 9, 2024

Diphasiastrum digitatum - FNA, Flora of North America, http://floranorthamerica.org/Diphasiastrum_digitatum, accessed November 9, 2024

Diphasiastrum digitatum - Species Page - NYFA: New York Flora Atlas, New York Flora Atlas, https://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant.aspx?id=1880, accessed November 9, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024