Lycopodiella alopecuroides

Lycopodiella alopecuroides, the foxtail clubmoss, is a species of perennial vascular plant in the club-moss family, Lycopodiaceae.[1] It is commonly found along the Atlantic seaboard and has been recently been discovered in the state of Maine.[2] The family, Lycopodiaceae contains nearly 15 genera and about 375 species[3]

Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodiella
Species:
L. alopecuroides
Binomial name
Lycopodiella alopecuroides
(L.) Cranfill
Synonyms

Lycopodium alopecuroides L.

Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Originally named by Linnaeus,[4] this species has since been reviewed by Raimond Cranfill. Foxtail clubmoss is the common name for Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill. This species has horizontal stems growing 100 to 450 mm in length and 1 to 1.5 mm in diameter.[5] Its leaves have marginal teeth near the base, and the plant itself seems to have a high tendency to arch.[6] The plant itself typically inhabits wet, sandy soils and peat swamps.[7]

It has spores containing a flammable powder which was historically used in flash photography. This spore powder was also used by ‘fire-breathers’ in the circus.[8]

References
  1. "Lycopodiella in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. Arthur, Marshfield, Gilman, Vermont (2004). "Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill Foxtail bog-clubmoss" (PDF). New England Plant Conservation Program. 508/877-7630.
  3. "Plant Systematics: Lycopodiaceae". personal.denison.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  4. "Plants Profile for Lycopodiella alopecuroides (foxtail clubmoss)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. Byres, David. "Club moss : Lycopodiella alopecuroides". web.fscj.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. Gillespie, James P. (1962). "A Theory of Relationships in the Lycopodium inundatum Complex". American Fern Journal. 52 (1): 19–26. doi:10.2307/1546470. ISSN 0002-8444. JSTOR 1546470.
  7. "Lycopodiella alopecuroides (foxtail bog-clubmoss): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  8. Byres, David. "Club moss : Lycopodiella alopecuroides". web.fscj.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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