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Lycopodiella inundata

(L.) Holub

Bog Clubmoss

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136631
Element CodePPLYC03060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumLycophyta
ClassLycopodiopsida
OrderLycopodiales
FamilyLycopodiaceae
GenusLycopodiella
Synonyms
Lycopodium inundatumL.
Other Common Names
inundated clubmoss (EN) Lycopode inondé (FR) Northern Bog Clubmoss (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1990-03-12
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Patchy distribution through North America, sometimes common, with tens of thousands of occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
Europe, northeastern North America, and spotty distribution in northwestern North America.
Threat Impact Comments
Land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, wetland drainage, and succession are considered low-level threats (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Northern Bog Clubmoss resembles a large moss. It has prostrate or arching stems that root at irregular intervals and give rise to erect branches that are up to 10 cm high. The narrow, pointed leaves are 4-8 mm long and clothe the stems and branches in 8-10 ranks. Each spore is subtended by a bract, or sporophyll, that is similar to the leaves and borne in dense spikes at the top of erect branches. It is difficult to distinguish the fertile and sterile portions of the branches.

Diagnostic Characteristics

L. ANNOTINUM is similar, but the sporophylls are half the length of the vegetative leaves. L. CLAVATUM has well-differentiated cones of sporophylls, and L. SELAGO has bands of sporophylls that alternate with vegetative leaves. L. INUNDATUM is the only species occurring in standing water of peatlands.

Habitat

This species occurs in borrow pits, bogs, marshes, lakeshores, and lichens, at elevations ranging from 0 to 2,000 meters (Wagner Jr. and Beitel, 2020).
Palustrine Habitats
HERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSHYes
IowaS1Yes
WyomingS1Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
West VirginiaS2Yes
IndianaS1Yes
IdahoS2Yes
MichiganSNRYes
CaliforniaS1Yes
WashingtonS2Yes
MarylandS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandS4Yes
New JerseyS1Yes
OregonS2Yes
OhioS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
MontanaS2Yes
AlaskaS3Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
VermontSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS1Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (7)
AreaForestAcres
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
HardingTongass National Forest174,349
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
North ClevelandTongass National Forest105,288
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
South RevillaTongass National Forest52,105
Minnesota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (7)
  1. Caicco, S. L. 1987. Field investigations of selected sensitive plant species on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Idaho Natural Heritage Program, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho. 44 pp.
  2. Dodds, J.S. 2024. <i>Lycopodiella inundata</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites, Forests & Natural Lands, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 16 pp. [https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/lyopodiella-inundata-northern-bog-club-moss.pdf]
  3. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Moseley, R. K. 1991. Floristic inventory of wetlands in Fremont and Teton Counties, Idaho. Unpublished report. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho. 60 pp. plus appendices.
  6. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.
  7. Wagner Jr., W.H. and J.M. Beitel. 2020. Flora of North America. <i>Lycopodiella inundata</i>. Accessed: September 20, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Lycopodiella_inundata