Lycopodium lucidulum - SHINING CLUB—MOSS 
     
    
   
   
    
     This is one of the two local species which are completely 
     
     It does not produce its spores in cone-shaped 
     
     terminal spikes but instead bears them in the axils of 
     
     Stems curve upright from a base stem 
     
     which runs only a short distance along the ground under 
     
     The erect stems stand more or less 
     
     separately, although each may branch up to two or three 
     
     Dark green shiny leaves spread outward from the 
     
     The leaves are toothed, have sharp 
     
     tips, and vary considerably in length; some leaves tend 
     
     Shining club-moss is found in rich 
     
    
   
   
    
     green. 
     
     ordinary leaves. 
     
     the woodland litter. 
     
    
   
   
    
     times. 
     
     stems and branches. 
     
    
   
   
    
     toicurve downwards. 
     
     moist hardwood areas. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Lycopodium lucidulum 
     
    
   
   
    
     23:7" ‘4 ‘ Lycopodium obscurum — GROUND PINE 
     
    
   
   
    
     r ‘.r I a These plants grow from scaly underground rootstalks, from 
     
    
   
   
    
     53»; which upright stems emerge every 10 to 20 cm. These ver- 
     
     irr tical stems are tall (10 to 20 cm) and much branched, giving 
     
     ” E A? the plant a bushy or tree—like appearance. The leaves are 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lycopodium obscurum 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lycopodium annotinum — BRISTLY CLUB¢MOSS 
     
    

    
     This species somewhat resembles Shining club-moss 
     
     but its leaves aren’t as lush or long, so its 
     
     branches don't appear as broad or shiny. Wiry, 
     
     leaf-covered horizontal stems spread across the 
     
     ground in long runners. Numerous vertical 
     
     branches ascend stiffly upward from the prostrate 
     
     stem, which they closely resemble. Leaves are a 
     
     clear green colour and have teeth. Each branch 
     
     tip produces only one spike, a narrow yellowish 
     
     cone. The striking difference between the spike 
     
     and the ordinary branches of the plant derives 
     
     from the much reduced size of the leaves which 
     
     form the spike. Bristly club-moss grows in dry 
     
     open hardwoods. 
     
    
   
   
    
     small and shiny while the branches are loose and spreading, 
     
     and appear somewhat flattened. 
     
     from branch tips located at the top of the plants. 
     
     g,“ pine grows on dry hillsides and open woods. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The yellowish spikes develop 
     
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