Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub
ground-cedar
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
ground-cedar
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Diphasiastrum complanatum
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Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial from horizontal stems about 2 mm wide, shallowly buried; upright shoots branched several times more or less in one plane, 10-35 cm tall; branches flattened, sometimes darker green on the convex sides and lighter on the concave sides.
Leaves:
Leaves on the convex side and on the edges of the branches triangular, unstalked, those on the concave side reduced and scale-like.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Diphasiastrum complanatum
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
963 | 6 | 2210 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
15 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
203 | 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: |
1383 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), BWBS(175), CWH(42), ESSF(184), ICH(243), IDF(18), MH(3), MS(88), SBPS(50), SBS(450), SWB(30) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic forests, rocky slopes, sandy openings and clearings, and margins of peat bogs in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent throughout BC, rare on Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Islands; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NY, MI, MT, and WA; Eurasia, S America.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lycopodium complanatum L.