Plant Profile: Lycopodiella appressa

Taxonomy: Lycopodiella appressa

Names

Clubmoss, Southern Bog Clubmoss

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Phonetic Spelling:ly-ko-poh-dee-EL-la ap-PRESS-uh

Genus:Lycopodiella

Species:appressa

Family:Lycopodiaceae

Southern Bog Clubmoss is a perennial clubmoss that thrives in the wetland regions, including bogs, swamps, and savannas, across the eastern United States and Canada.

Lycopodiella appressa Feature Summary

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#wet sites
#swamps
#food source summer
#Coastal OBL
#Piedmont Mountains FACW
#wet soils tolerant
#food source spores
#bog gardens
#audubon

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Lycopodiella appressa Feature Summary

Attributes
Country Or Region Of Origin:
Eastern Canada and U.S.A., Cuba
Fruit
Fruit Description:
Spores display from July to September.
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Native Plant
Water Plant
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil Drainage:
Moist
Occasionally Wet
Occasional Flooding
NC Region:
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Leaves
Stem
Landscape

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Lycopodiella appressa Attributes

Lycopodiella appressa: Country Or Region Of Origin

Eastern Canada and U.S.A., Cuba

Lycopodiella appressa: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)

Heat tolerant.

Lycopodiella appressa Fruit

Lycopodiella appressa: Fruit Description

Spores display from July to September.

Lycopodiella appressa: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Lycopodiella appressa Whole Plant Traits

Lycopodiella appressa: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Lycopodiella appressa Cultural Conditions

Lycopodiella appressa: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Lycopodiella appressa: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Lycopodiella appressa: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Lycopodiella appressa: Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Lycopodiella appressa Leaves

Lycopodiella appressa: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Lycopodiella appressa Stem

Lycopodiella appressa: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Lycopodiella appressa Landscape

Lycopodiella appressa: Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Lycopodiella appressa: Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland