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Lycopodium clavatum
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Photo: Petra Ballings
Vumba, forest Edge
Photo: Petra Ballings
Vumba, forest Edge
Photo: Petra Ballings
John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
Photo: Petra Ballings
Stream below Silvermist cottage, Troutback
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| Synonyms: |
var. inflexum (P. Beauv.) Spring Lepidotis clavata (L.) P. Beauv. Lepidotis inflexa P. Beauv. Lycopodium ciliatum (P.Beauv.) Sw. Lycopodium inflexum (P. Beauv.) Sw |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Main stem branched, creeping, giving rise to erect, unequally dichotomously branched, secondary stems. Foliage leaves set at right angles to branches, with tip bent forwards, lanceolate, 3-5 × 0.3-0.6 mm, margins entire, apex with a fine hair-like point up to 3 mm. Fertile parts arranged in strobili; strobili 2-5, borne on a slender, sparsely leaved, branched peduncle up to 22 cm long. Sporophylls broadly ovate,up to 3 × 2 mm, margins finely lacerate. |
| Notes: | Easy to recognize by its branched erect stems arising from a creeping stem. |
| Derivation of specific name: | clavatum: club-shaped, referring to the shape of the stalked strobilus. |
| Habitat: | Forest margins, streambanks in montane areas and in full sun along road embankments. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 2350 m |
| Worldwide distribution: | Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe, tropical African mountains. Also Madagascar, Mascarene Islands and in temperate climates throughout most of the world. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 21 February 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Pages 18 - 19. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (1993). An annotated check-list of the pteridophytes of Malawi Kirkia 14(1) Page 80. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 36. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 12. Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 140 - 141. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Pages 29 - 30. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 7. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Pages 21 - 22. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 18 - 19. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca Pages 20 - 21. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 79. |
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