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Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub
bog clubmoss (bog club-moss; inundated clubmoss)
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)

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Species Information

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General:
Evergreen perennial from a short rhizome; stems low, creeping, pale grey-green to yellow-green, 3-7 cm long with fertile parts erect.
Leaves:
Narrow, curved, pointed, 5-6 mm long.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Peat bogs, pools in peatland, and lake margins in the lowland and montane zones; frequent in coastal BC, rare in C BC (Wells Grey Park area, upper Adams River); essentially circumpolar, but widely disjunct, N to SE AK, E to NF, and S to MD, VA, MT, and CA; Europe, Japan.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Lycopodiella inundata

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

Minimum

Average

Maximum
Elevation (metres) 5 445 1720
Slope Gradient (%) 0 10 40
Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W] 		25 189 350
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric] 		2 6 8
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class		 B
Number of field plots
 species was recorded in:		 34
Modal BEC Zone Class
 CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in: BWBS(2), CWH(23), ESSF(1), ICH(3), MH(2), MS(1), SBS(2)

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Lepidotis inundata (L.) C. Borner
Lycopodium inundatum L.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Lycopodiaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Lycopodiella inundata
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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General References

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Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-10 9:34:07 PM ]
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