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Bushy clubmoss
Bushy Clubmoss near the Gloucester River, Barrington Tops, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Lycopodiophyta
Class:
Lycopodiopsida
Order:
Lycopodiales
Family:
Lycopodiaceae
Genus:
Lycopodium
Species:
L. deuterodensum
Binomial name
Lycopodium deuterodensum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Lycopodium densum Labill. 1806, illegitimate homonym not Lam. 1779
  • Selaginella densa (Labill.) Veitch 1873 not Sim. 1859
  • Lepidotis densa Rothm.
  • Lycopodium densum Labill.
  • Pseudolycopodium densu] (Rothm.) Holub

Lycopodium deuterodensum known as the bushy clubmoss is an ancient plant occurring in Australia (all 6 states plus Northern Territory), New Caledonia and New Zealand (North Island and Chatham Island. It is a spore-bearing vascular plant and grows up to a metre high. It is found in a wide variety of situations, often in high rainfall areas on sandy soils.[3][4]

See also

Lycopodium

References

  1. ^ Family Lycopodiaceae, genus Lycopodium; world species list
  2. ^ Tropicos, Lycopodium densum Labill.
  3. ^ Plant Net New South Wales Flora Online, retrieved 24 September 2009
  4. ^ Atlas of Living Australia


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