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Diphasiastrum digitatum (A. Braun) Holub

Common Name: GROUND-CEDAR
Coefficient of Conservatism: 3
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt Fern Al

The commonest clubmoss in southern Michigan occurring in a wide range of habitats such as fields, open forests, thickets, etc., usually in somewhat moist, acidic, often sandy soils.

Forming extensive mats from rhizomes at or near the soil surface. Known in older literature as Lycopodium flabelliforme or L. complanatum var. flabelliforme.

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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 28, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1643