Lycopodium clavatum L.
running club-moss (running clubmoss)
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
running club-moss (running clubmoss)
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial; stems horizontal, long-creeping, branched; erect branches with numerous leaves, 10-25 cm tall.
Leaves:
Linear, 3-5 mm long, entire, with tips bending back to the stem, the tips usually with long white hairs.
Cones:
2-6 cm long, 2-5 at the end of long stalks.
Notes:
Two varieties occur in BC:
1. Tips of the leaves with a whitish hair................... var. clavatum
1. Tips of the leaves lacking a whitish hair..................... var. integerrimum Goldie
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Lycopodium clavatum
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) |
542 | 0 | 2170 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | 0 | 350 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 0 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
997 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(4), BWBS(25), CMA(2), CWH(667), ESSF(78), ICH(79), IDF(3), IMA(1), MH(51), MS(16), SBPS(3), SBS(40), SWB(6) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Dry to moist open places, forest clearings, roadcuts, forests, heath and bogs in the lowland and steppe to subalpine and rarely alpine zones; frequent throughout BC, infrequent in SC BC; cosmopolitan, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to WV, MI, WI, MT, ID and N CA; Europe, Asia, Africa, S America.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lycopodium clavatum subsp. megastachyon (Fernald & Bissell) Selin
Lycopodium clavatum subsp. monostachyon (Hook. & Grev.) Seland.
Lycopodium clavatum var. brevispicatum Peck
Lycopodium clavatum var. integerrimum Spring
Lycopodium clavatum var. laurentianum Victorin
Lycopodium clavatum var. megastachyon Fernald & Bissell
Lycopodium clavatum var. monostachyon Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium clavatum var. subremotum Victorin
Lycopodium clavatum var. tristachyum Hook.