Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium

Lycopodium clavatum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1101 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Tropical Mountains. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, an ornamental plant and a medicine and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alaska, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Buryatiya, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East European Russia, Ecuador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lesotho, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Provinces, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Solomon Is., South Carolina, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutiya, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23818107.2019.1652848. epublication.
  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.526.1.1. epublication.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul.
  • Cherepanov, S. K. (ed.) (1981). Sosudistye Rasteniia SSSR 1: 1-509. Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee (2013). Lycopodiaceae through Polypodiaceae. Flora of China 2-3: 1-959. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993). Flora of North America North of Mexico 2: 1-474. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. & Parris, B.S. (2020). Pteridophytes of Turkey - A revised check-list and their relationship to Europe and the West Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry 43: 263-284.
  • Gonggrijp, S. & al. (2021). Nova Flora Neerlandica, Lycopodiopsida & Polypodiopsida: 1-275. KNVV uitgeverij.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I. & Çimen, A.Ö. (eds.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2000). Flora of Siberia 1: 1-189. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Merryweather, J. (2020). Britain's Ferns. A field guide to the clubmosses, quillworts, horsetails and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland: 1-280. Princeton University Press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
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  • Paris, B.S., Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Cheah, Y.H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 3. Malayan Forest Records 48: 1-307.
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Flora of West Tropical Africa

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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Cherepanov, S. K. (ed.) (1981). Sosudistye Rasteniia SSSR 1: 1-509. Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
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  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2000). Flora of Siberia 1: 1-189. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Paris, B.S., Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K. & Cheah, Y.H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 3. Malayan Forest Records 48: 1-307.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 22, 2018 anonymous [27130] Malaysia K000698027 No
May 22, 2018 Sinclair, J. [9954] Malaysia K000698026 No
May 22, 2018 Holttum, R.E. [11203] Malaysia K000698029 No
May 22, 2018 Hardial; Samsuri [252] Malaysia K000698025 No
May 22, 2018 Samat bin Abdullah, A. [2053] Malaysia K000698024 No
May 22, 2018 Shimizu, T.; Iwatsuki, k.; Fukuoka, N.; Hutoh, M. [13420] Malaysia K000698032 No
May 22, 2018 Saw, L.G.; Wong, K.M. [34364] Malaysia K000446548 No
May 22, 2018 Henderson, M.R. [10982] Malaysia K000698030 No
May 22, 2018 Banfield, F.S. [s.n.] Malaysia K000698034 No
May 22, 2018 Holttum, R.E. [31386] Malaysia K000698031 No
May 22, 2018 Chew, Wee-lek [1246] Malaysia K000698033 No
May 22, 2018 Parris, B.S.; Edwards, P.J. [18/85] Malaysia K000698028 No
May 22, 2018 anonymous [8022] Malaysia K000698023 No
Aug 1, 2009 Gardette, E. [86] Indonesia K000636989 No
Jan 19, 2009 Amin; Jarius [SAN114351] Malaysia K000421650 No
Dec 1, 2006 Gaerlan; Romero; Conran [26551] Philippines K000446854 No
Jul 1, 2005 Amin; Jarius [117338] Malaysia K000420183 No
Mar 1, 2004 Mentor, A. [131348] Malaysia K000445598 No
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [5410] Ecuador K000200250 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Ecuador K000200252 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Spruce, R. [4510Cfr] Ecuador K000200251 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Borssum, J., W. van [2380] Indonesia K000757831 No
Jan 1, 1988 Main [359] Indonesia K000785001 No
Nov 10, 1986 Laumonier, Y. [6634] Indonesia K000757830 No
Jan 1, 1985 Beaman, J.H. [9964] Malaysia K000785011 No
Aug 2, 1980 Preston-Mafham, K.G. [10] Malaysia K000785021 No
Jan 1, 1980 Gibot, A. [74129] Malaysia K000785019 No
Jan 1, 1974 Jacobs, M. [7209] Philippines K000398544 No
Jan 1, 1974 Jacobs, M. [7144] Philippines K000398543 No
Jan 1, 1967 Weber, B.E. [54729] Malaysia K000785012 No
Nov 1, 1962 Hancock, W. [104] Indonesia K000784193 No
Nov 1, 1962 Hancock, W. [115] Indonesia K000784194 No
Nov 1, 1962 Newton, F. [s.n.] Indonesia K000785002 No
Nov 1, 1962 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K000784195 No
Nov 1, 1962 Matthew, C.G. [s.n.] Indonesia K000784192 No
Aug 1, 1953 Meijer, W. [1720] Indonesia K000757843 No
Oct 1, 1940 Schiffner, V. [10] Indonesia K000757836 No
Jan 1, 1935 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [28532] Malaysia K000785015 No
Jan 1, 1935 Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [30377] Indonesia K000757851 No
Jan 1, 1925 Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [12262] Indonesia K000785023 No
Jan 1, 1919 Bünnemeijer, H.A.B. [5150] Indonesia K000784196 No
Jan 14, 1910 Mousset, M. [69] Indonesia K000757840 No
Jan 14, 1910 Mousset, M. [69] Indonesia K000757841 No
Gibot, A. [79577] Malaysia K000785010 No
Kato, M.; Okada, H.; Imaichi, R.; Sugiura, M. [1456] Malaysia K000785007 No
Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K000757845 No
Ernst, A. [500] Indonesia K000757838 No
Collenette, S. [21507] Malaysia K000785008 No
Steenis, C.G.G.J., van [10637] Indonesia K000757848 No
Parris, B.S. [11292] Malaysia K000785004 No
Sonderegger, W.; Vitek, E. [95-023] Austria K001873492 No
Tenorio, L.P.; Hernandez, L.S.; Romero, C.T. [1402] Mexico K001636431 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Austria K001890894 Yes
Acosta, L.; Ramírez, V.; Rojas, A. [263] Costa Rica K001905991 Yes
Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K000757846 No
Junghuhn, F.W. [290] Indonesia K000757842 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Murata, G.; Dransfield, J.; Saerudin [1440] Indonesia K000757833 No
Santos, J.K. [31903] Philippines K000398541 No
Micholitz, W. [s.n.] Philippines K000398539 No
Saikeh Lantoh [82754] Malaysia K000785009 No
Holttum, R.E. [25455] Malaysia K000785013 No
Sinclair, J.; Tassim, K., bin; Sisiron, K., bin [9139] Malaysia K000785006 No
Everett, A.H. [72] Indonesia K000785022 No
Beccari, O. [478] Indonesia K000757835 No
Braithwaite, A.F. [s.n.] Austria K001532350 Yes
Schmutz, E. [1966] Indonesia K000757849 No
Katende [1034] Uganda K000449482 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [29003] Malaysia K000785018 No
Vriese, W.H., de [s.n.] Indonesia K000757844 No
Darnaedi, D. [137] Indonesia K000757829 No
Molesworth Allen, B.E.G. [3264] Malaysia K000785017 No
Simpson, D.A.; Casserly, R. [89] Malaysia K000785016 No
Iwatsuki, k.; Murata, G.; Dransfield, J.; Saerudin [1161] Indonesia K000757832 No
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [51629] Malaysia K000785014 No
Parris, B.S. [11603] Malaysia K000785005 No
Blume, C.L. [s.n.] Indonesia K000757847 No
Amin [121015] Malaysia K000451269 No
Junghuhn, F.W. [275] Indonesia K000757850 No
Kostermans, A. [s.n.] Indonesia K000757839 No
Wallich, N. [131] Nepal K001094164 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chew, W.L.; Corner, E.J.H.; Stainton, A. [725] Malaysia K000785020 No
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Chase, M. & Fay, M. [6492] France K001069110 No
Parris, B.S. [11187] Indonesia K000785024 No
Raciborski, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K000757852 No
Whitehead, J.C.; Flenley, J.R. [236] Indonesia K000757834 No
Voogd, C.N.A.de [s.n.] Indonesia K000757837 No
Weber, B.E. [s.n.] Malaysia K000785003 No
Kamau, P.; Christenhusz, M.J.M [648] Kenya K000696586 No

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