Lycopodiella lateralis
Slender Club-moss
Weakly erect or straggling herbaceous perennial, unbranched or branched at base. Spreads from creeping much-branched underground stem (rhizome).
Additional information
- SynonymLycopodium laterale
- FamilyLycopodiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizebranches 10-40 cm long
- Plant groupingFerns & Fern Allies
- LeavesSoft, narrow, scale-like overlapping pale green leaves to 8 mm x 1 mm, tips pointed and spreading.
- FlowersNon-flowering. Small cone-like fruiting bodies to 15 mm long scattered along stems, acutely angled to stem.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in wetland scrub. Very limited distribution just within the Shire.
- Garden useAttractive soft club-moss for a fernery or container growing.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from one local area. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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