Introductory
SPECIES: Lycopodium annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss 



ABBREVIATION : 
LYCANN

SYNONYMS : 
   Lycopodium annotinum ssp. alpestre (Hartman) Love & Love
   Lycopodium annotinum ssp. pungens (LaPyle) Hulten


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   LYAN2


COMMON NAMES : 
   stiff clubmoss
   bristly clubmoss
   interrupted clubmoss


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of stiff clubmoss is Lycopodium
annotinum L. [14,25,27].  Four varieties are recognized based on
morphological and ecological characteristics [3,10,37]:
 
    L. annotinum var. annotinum
    L. annotinum var. acrifolium Fern. (sharp-leaved)
    L. annotinum var. pungens (LaPyle) Desv. (pungent)
    L. annotinum var. alpestre Hartman (of high mountains)



LIFE FORM : 
Fern or Fern Ally

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, June 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Lycopodium annotinum. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Lycopodium annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss