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Running Club Moss

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Lycopodium clavatum, known as common clubmoss, stag's-horn clubmoss, running clubmoss or ground pine, is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium within the clubmoss family.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Mainly prostrate stems up to 1 m long, much branched and densely clothed with small spirally arranged leaves 3-5 mm long tapering to a white hair-like point; yellow-green spore cones 2-3 cm long 1
Scientific Name
Lycopodium clavatum 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lycopodiopsida, Taxa
Source Lycopodium clavatum (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Lycopodium clavatum - Wikipedia
  • Description
    Lycopodium clavatum is a spore-bearing vascular plant, growing mainly prostrate along the ground with stems up to 1 m (39 in) long; the stems are much branched, and densely clothed with small, spirally arranged microphyll leaves.
  • Description, leaves and cones
    The spore cones are yellow-green, 2-3 cm (0.79-1.18 in) long, and 5 mm (0.20 in) broad.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295830
    Lycopodium clavatum (common clubmoss, stag's-horn clubmoss, running clubmoss, or ground pine) is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium in the clubmoss family.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295830
    The plant has been used in Finnish traditional medicine as a diuretic and as a remedy for rickets. ;Active constituents Bioactive secondary metabolites in clubmosses include triterpenoids with acetylc
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2. Lycopodium clavatum (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
    Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
  • Child Taxon Of: Lycopodiopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Running Club Moss
Wikidata Q466426, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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