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Lycopodium complanatum L.

Lycopodium complanatum L.

Diphasiastrum complanatum
Photo: Bernd Haynold · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lycopodium complanatum L.. Diphasiastrum complanatum, common names groundcedar, creeping jenny, or northern running-pine, is a species of clubmoss native to dry coniferous forests in colder northerly parts of the world. Under the original name Lycopodium complanatum, this was an inclusive superspecies that included a number of other species now known to be biologically separate. This plant is an evergreen, perennial pteridophyte. The spores are produced June to September.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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