Found primarily in forests with acidic soil in the Mountain region of North Carolina, where it is uncommon, Common Ground-pine is rare in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
Grayson Co., VA 7/25/10.
Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 7/3/2009.
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| Found primarily in forests with acidic soil in the Mountain region of North Carolina, where it is uncommon, Common Ground-pine is rare in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Grayson Co., VA 7/25/10. |
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| Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 7/3/2009. |
| Like the similar and more common Running-cedar (Lycopodium digitatum), Common Ground-pine is an evergreen subshrub that spreads by underground runners Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009. |
| Immature strobili (reproductive structures). An alternate scientific name is Dendrolycopodium obscurum; an alternate common name is Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss. Hanging Rock, Stokes Co., NC 6/14/2009. |
More information:
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Ferns and Fern Allies of Wisconsin
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