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Lycopodiaceae

Rare clubmoss

Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines

Family
Lycopodiaceae
Genus
Dendrolycopodium

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Rare clubmoss: Mature sporophyte shoot of Lycopodium obscurum .
Photo: Drawnnear, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
玉柏
English
Rare clubmoss
Korean
만년석송
lzh
玉柏

Synonyms

  • Lycopodium dendroideum var. obscurum (L.) Torr. ex Beck
  • Lycopodium obscurum L.
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. brevispicatum (Farw.) M.Broun
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. exsertum Vict.
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. exsertum-furcatum Vict.
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. foliaceum (Farw.) M.Broun
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. monostachyon Vict.
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. parvispicatum (Farw.) M.Broun
  • Lycopodium obscurum f. proliferum Vict.
  • Lycopodium obscurum subvar. breve Farw.
  • Lycopodium obscurum subvar. brevispicatum Farw.
  • Lycopodium obscurum subvar. foliaceum Farw.
  • Lycopodium obscurum subvar. parvispicatum Farw.
  • Lycopodium obscurum subvar. proliferum (Vict.) Farw.
  • Lycopodium obscurum var. breve Farw.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.