PLANTS Profile for Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua (staghorn clubmoss)

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Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua
staghorn clubmoss

Symbol:

LYCEC

Group:

Lycopod

Family:

Lycopodiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, HI, Kauai. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

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Synonyms:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

	LECE2	Lepidotis cernua (L.) P. Beauv.
	LYCE	Lycopodium cernuum L.
	PACE3	Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Franco & Vasc.

Distribution:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

View 3 genera in Lycopodiaceae, 10 species in Lycopodiella, 2 varieties in Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm.

Classification:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
Class	Lycopodiopsida
Order	Lycopodiales
Family	Lycopodiaceae – Club-moss family
Genus	Lycopodiella Holub – clubmoss
Species	Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. – staghorn clubmoss
Variety	Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua – staghorn clubmoss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Lycopodium cernuum
nodding club-moss		Commercially Exploited

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

Lycopodium cernuum:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Serm. var. cernua

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529047.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 02:04 PM CDT