Biology:Diphasiastrum complanatum

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Short description: Species of clubmoss plant from coniferous forests

Diphasiastrum complanatum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Diphasiastrum
Species:
D. complanatum
Binomial name
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Diphasium anceps Á. Löve & D. Löve
  • Diphasium complanatum (L.) Rothm.
  • Diphasium wallrothii H.P. Fuchs
  • Lepidotis complanata (L.) P. Beauv.
  • Lycopodium complanatum L.
  • Stachygynandrum complanatum (L.) C. Presl

Diphasiastrum complanatum,[4] common names groundcedar,[5] 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.

Distribution

As the species is currently recognized, it has been found in Canada , Greenland, northern and central Europe including montane regions of the British Isles, Russia , China, Japan, India, Thailand, and the northern United States.[6][7][3][8]

Description

Diphasiastrum complanatum is a perennial herb spreading by means of stolons that run along the surface of the ground. Above-ground stems tend to branch within the same geometric plane (hence the specific epithet "complanatum," meaning "same plane"). Strobili are vertical borne in groups of up to 4 at the ends of some of the branches.[9]

References

  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. 3.0 3.1 Family Lycopodiaceae, genus Lycopodium; world species list
  4. Holub, Josef Ludwig. 1975. Diphasiastrum, a new genus in Lycopodiaceae. Preslia 14: 97--100
  5. "Lycopodium complanatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LYCO3. Retrieved 24 June 2015. 
  6. Diphasiastrum complanatum in Flora of North America
  7. USDA PLANTS Profile
  8. Flora of China, Lycopodium complanatum Linnaeus, 1753. 扁枝石松 bian zhi shi song
  9. Wilce, J. H. 1965. Section Complanata of the genus Lycopodium. Beih. Nova Hedwigia 19: i--ix, 1--233, plate 40.

Wikidata ☰ Q787930 entry