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Lycopodium Clavatum

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Lycopodium clavatum is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium, a clubmoss.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Lycopodium clavatum 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lycopodiopsida, Taxa
Source Lycopodium clavatum (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Moorland, Ecosystems
Source Plants For A Future: Lycopodium clavatum
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Found In

Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bolivia

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Bulgaria

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Burundi

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Cameroon

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Colombia

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Comoros

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Costa Rica

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Denmark

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Dominican Republic

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Ecuador

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Fiji

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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Guinea

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Guyana

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Haiti

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Japan

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Kazakhstan

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Manchuria

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Mauritius

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Mongolia

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Mozambique

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Myanmar

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Netherlands

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North America

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Sources
1. Lycopodium clavatum - Wikipedia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 340839
    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 340839
    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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3. NatureServe Explorer: Lycopodium clavatum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lycopodium clavatum
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 14582
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 14582
"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-04-01T12:58:52.530Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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5. Wikipedia: Lycopodium clavatum
WikipediaWikidata Q466426 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Lycopodium clavatum
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Plants For A Future: Lycopodium clavatum
Plants For A FutureIn Ecosystem: Moorland, Habitats
Quote, In Ecosystem: Moorland, Habitats
Moorland, fields and pastures
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