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Lycopodium clavatum L.

stag’s-horn clubmoss (Lycopodiaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadStrong tendencyN
Plant Atlas 2020
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The long white (or red-brown) hair-points on the leaves of Lycopodium clavatum separate it from all our other clubmosses, even in the vegetative state.

Snowdon (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2019-01-14

 stag’s-horn clubmoss / Lycopodium clavatum: The long white (or red-brown) hair-points on the leaves of _Lycopodium clavatum_ separate it from all our other clubmosses, even in the vegetative state.

The sporangia of Lycopodium clavatum are borne in groups of usually 2 or 3, on a long, bare peduncle.

Rahoy (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-18

 stag’s-horn clubmoss / Lycopodium clavatum: The sporangia of _Lycopodium clavatum_ are borne in groups of usually 2 or 3, on a long, bare peduncle.

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