Scientific Name:

Kingdom: Plantae

Division:

• Tracheophyta (vascular)
  • Pteridophyta (spore bearing)

Class: Lycopodiopida (club-moss)

Family: Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss)

Genera: Lycopodium

(Gk.Lyco=wolf+podos=foot in reference to either the branch shoot tips or the roots to a wolfs paw)

Or alternatively: Diphasiastrum

Species: alpinum

English Name(s):

alpine club-moss

Gwich'in Name:

Structure:

• Horizontal stems with few leaves rooting at intervals.
• Erect stems round, dichotomously (in twos) forked, to 9 cm high.

Leaves:

• yellow, cedar like, 4 ranked

Reproductive Parts:

• Spores produced in strobili (spore cone) sessile (no neck) at tip of stems

Spores:

Not to Be Confused With:

• L. complanatum (ground cedar) L. alpinum is distinguished by sesile strobili and rounder branches which can be rolled in your fingers

Physiology:

Life Cycle:

• Perennial

Seasonal Cycle:

• Evergreen

Animal Uses:

Habitat:

• alpine and subalpine meadows and wooded alpine slopes

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