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Crowsfoot - Diphasiastrum digitatum This clubmoss has glossy, evergreen leaves that are scale-like and appressed - like a mature cedar. It normally grows to a height of about 10 cm, with the spore-bearing strobili at the top.<br /> <br /> This plant was once widely harvested and sold as Christmas greenery, which widely depleted populations. However, it has recovered throughout its range and makes large clonal colonies that carpet the forest floor.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Moist forest Diphasiastrum,Diphasiastrum digitatum,Geotagged,Groundcedar,Spring,United States,clubmoss,crowsfoot Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Crowsfoot - Diphasiastrum digitatum

This clubmoss has glossy, evergreen leaves that are scale-like and appressed - like a mature cedar. It normally grows to a height of about 10 cm, with the spore-bearing strobili at the top.

This plant was once widely harvested and sold as Christmas greenery, which widely depleted populations. However, it has recovered throughout its range and makes large clonal colonies that carpet the forest floor.

Habitat: Moist forest

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The Fan Clubmoss

''Diphasiastrum digitatum'' is known as groundcedar, running cedar or crowsfoot, along with other members of its genus, but the common name fan clubmoss can be used to refer to it specifically. It is the most common species of ''Diphasiastrum'' in North America.

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Similar species: Lycopodiales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 29, 2020. Captured Apr 28, 2020 00:28 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm