Blue Clubmoss
Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub
Diphasiastrum tristachyum, known as Blue Clubmoss, is a clubmoss species native to North America and Eurasia. It is part of the Lycopodiaceae family and is found in regions including Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and parts of the United States and Europe.
Description
Diphasiastrum tristachyum is a species of clubmoss in the Lycopodiaceae family. It is commonly referred to as Blue Clubmoss and is native to both North America and Eurasia. In North America, it is distributed from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and as far south as Georgia and Alabama. In Eurasia, it is found from southern Norway and Sweden to France and Italy, as well as in the Caucasus. The species was first described in 1975.
Other common names
Blue ClubmossBlue Ground-CedarDeep-Root ClubmossDeeproot ClubmossNorthern Ground PineThree-Spiked ClubmossWiry Ground-Cedar
Distribution
Newfoundland · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · NO · Flanders · Vermont-US · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region
Synonyms
Lycopodium tristachyumLycopodium chamaecyparissusLycopodium complanatum subsp. chamaecyparissusLycopodium clavatum var. tristachyumDiphasium tristachyumDiphasium chamaecyparissusLycopodium complanatum subsp. tristachyumLycopodium complanatum var. patentifoliumLycopodium complanatum var. tristachyumLycopodium complanatum var. chamaecyparissusDiphasiastrum complanatum subsp. chamaecyparissusLycopodium complanatum prol. chamaecyparissusLycopodium complanatum subsp. chamaecyparissusLycopodium complanatum var. chamaecyparissusDiphasium complanatum subsp. chamaecyparissus
Related species
Diphasiastrum madeirense
Diphasiastrum fawcettii
Diphasiastrum haberei
Diphasiastrum carolinum
Diphasiastrum × verecundum
Diphasiastrum angustiramosum
Phlegmariurus wilsonii
Palhinhaea steyermarkii
Phlegmariurus capillaris
Pseudolycopodiella contexta
Phlegmariurus nummulariifolius
Pseudolycopodiella iuliformis