![]() Club mosses are one of the oldest vascular plants on our planet.Cone stalks are 1¾"-5" long.These are the main characteristics of club mosses : Horizontal stems are on or just below the surface Cones 2-4 per upright shoot, ½"-1½" long has elongated sterile tip which occurs on about half the specimens. The lateral branches are round, not flattened.Ĩ Diphasiastrum complanatum/digitatum Northern & Wirey groundcedarĪ creeping, evergreen, rhizomatous clubmoss has the appearance of a miniature tree Vertical stem branchlets regularly fan-shaped, generally on a horizontal plane, flat in cross section, blade-like, their undersides dull, pale, flat their uppersides green, flat, shiny. Spreads by subterranean horizontal stems, each upright shoot appearing somewhat like a small individual tree. The sporangia (spore cases) are in the upper leaves Roots of this plant grow from a creeping, branching, underground rhizome Bright, vivid green colorħ Lycopodium dendroideum/hickeyi Groundpines They grow cm long, sometimes up to 1 m long Leaves are 7-11 mm long, narrow, shiny, and evergreen. This can take up to twenty years to complete. Once the spores germinate, they develop into a thallus which then produce male and female egg cells. Have horizontal branching stems, both underground and above These plants produce spores in a cone like structure at the end of the stem. The branches bearing spore cones turn erect, reaching 5-15 cm above ground Cones are yellow-green, 2-3 cm long and 5 mm broad It is a spore-bearing vascular plant, growing mainly along the ground with stems up to 1 m long Stems have many branches, and have small spirally-arranged leaves -The horizontal stems produce roots allowing the stem to grow indefinitely along the ground Leaves are 3-5 mm long. ![]() Horizontal stems grow up to 40”, branching, creeping on ground, with upright groups of branching stems Vertical stem stiff, erect circular or oval in cross-section bristly with few branches - Leaves 1/3" long, pointing downward Cones individual, slim and pointed, yellow, 1 ½ “ The sporophyte consists of true roots, an aerial stem and scale-like leaves 2 Lycopodiaceae 10-15 genera 350-400 speciesĬonsists of a rhizome with adventitious roots Small, creeping, terrestrial, vascular plants, which lack flowers and reproduce sexually by spores. ![]()
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