Common Name:
SAND CLUB MOSS
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
8
Coefficient of Wetness:
5
Wetness Index:
UPL
Physiognomy:
Nt Fern Al
L. Wallis
Dry sunny rocky balds or open sandy areas, typically in acidic soils and often with Polytrichum moss and little other vegetation. Characteristic of the Upper Peninsula “hard” rocks as well as old dunes, and the Jack Pine areas of the northern Lower Peninsula. Very local in barrens southward. Also very local on thin soil over limestone on Drummond Island.
Easier to spot when fresh, moist, and bright green than when gray-green and desiccated.
Locations
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Alcona County
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Allegan County
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Baraga County
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Barry County
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Benzie County
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Charlevoix County
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Only on Beaver Island
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Cheboygan County
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Chippewa County
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Only on Drummond Island
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Clinton County
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Crawford County
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Dickinson County
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Gogebic County
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Houghton County
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Ionia County
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Iosco County
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Jackson County
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Kalamazoo County
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Kent County
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Keweenaw County
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Including Isle Royale
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Lake County
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Leelanau County
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Marquette County
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Mason County
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Mecosta County
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Menominee County
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Montcalm County
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Muskegon County
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Newaygo County
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Oakland County
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Oceana County
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Ogemaw County
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Ontonagon County
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Oscoda County
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Schoolcraft County
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Wexford County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. February 26, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2684.