Lycopodium lucidulum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Eastern North America
Plant Profile: Lycopodium lucidulum
Taxonomy: Lycopodium lucidulumNames
Shining Clubmoss
Phonetic Spelling:
Genus:Lycopodium
Species:lucidulum
Family:
Shining Clubmoss is a perennial plant resembling a fern, indigenous to the eastern regions of North America.
**Habitat:** It thrives in damp forests and along ravines.
Lycopodium lucidulum Feature Summary
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Tags
#native perennial
#NC native
#terrarium
#fern-like
#audubon
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Lycopodium lucidulum Feature Summary
Attributes
Eastern North America
Perennial
Fruit
Spores display from June to August.
Summer
Flowers
No flowers, produces spores
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Native Plant
Cultural Conditions
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Moist
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Leaves
Stem
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Lycopodium lucidulum Attributes
Lycopodium lucidulum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Lycopodium lucidulum Fruit
Lycopodium lucidulum: Fruit Description
Spores display from June to August.
Lycopodium lucidulum: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Lycopodium lucidulum Flowers
Lycopodium lucidulum: Flower Description
No flowers, produces spores
Lycopodium lucidulum Whole Plant Traits
Lycopodium lucidulum: 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
Lycopodium lucidulum Cultural Conditions
Lycopodium lucidulum: 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)
Lycopodium lucidulum: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Lycopodium lucidulum: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Lycopodium lucidulum: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Lycopodium lucidulum Leaves
Lycopodium lucidulum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Lycopodium lucidulum Stem
Lycopodium lucidulum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
