Diphasiastrum sitchense (Rupr.) Holub
Alaska club-moss
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Alaska club-moss
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial from horizontal stems about 3 mm wide, creeping on the surface or shallowly buried in the soil; upright shoots branched, 5-15 cm tall, bright green and shiny; branches 4-5 ranked, not flattened.
Leaves:
All alike, 3-5 mm long, lanceolate, pointed, stiff, unstalked.
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 Diphasiastrum sitchense
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) |
1467 | 30 | 2280 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
26 | 0 | 85 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
199 | 0 | 350 |
| 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: |
120 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(1), CMA(9), CWH(16), ESSF(39), IMA(6), MH(38), SBS(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to moist heath communities, open forests, and tundra in the subalpine and alpine zones; common in BC in and W of the Coast-Cascade Mountains S of 55degreeN, rare northward; amphiberingian, N to AK and YT, E to NF and S to ME, NH, MT, ID and OR; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lycopodium sitchense Rupr.
Lycopodium sitchense var. sitchense