Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
ground-pine
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
ground-pine
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
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Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial; stems horizontal, underground; upright branches branched again in tree-like fashion.
Leaves:
Needle-like, 1-4 mm long, spreading.
Cones:
1-5 cm long, unstalked at the end of upright shoots.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
653 | 5 | 2292 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
12 | 0 | 75 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
313 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
353 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ICH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), BAFA(2), BWBS(19), CWH(44), ESSF(13), ICH(137), SBS(124), SWB(3) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry to moist forests, bog edges, rocky or sandy places in the lowland to montane zones; frequent on N coast and in C BC, infrequent elsewhere; amphiberingian, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to MA. NH, PA, NC, TN, MO, SD, WY, ID and WA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lycopodium dendroideum Michx.