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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Diphasiastrum alpinum is a trailing clubmoss of exposed mountain rocks; its leaves are borne in alternating pairs, giving the appearance of 4 ranks of leaves along each stem.
Cwm Dulyn (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2022-08-09 |
![Alpine clubmoss / Diphasiastrum alpinum: _Diphasiastrum alpinum_ is a trailing clubmoss of exposed mountain rocks; its leaves are borne in alternating pairs, giving the appearance of 4 ranks of leaves along each stem.](img/275903.jpg) |
The widespread Diphasiastrum alpinum is more glaucous than the rarer Diphasiastrum complanatum, and its sterile leaves taper more gradually into the stem.
Cwm Dulyn (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2022-08-09 |
![Alpine clubmoss / Diphasiastrum alpinum: The widespread _Diphasiastrum alpinum_ is more glaucous than the rarer _Diphasiastrum complanatum_, and its sterile leaves taper more gradually into the stem.](img/191417.jpg) |
All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.
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