Lycopodiaceae

Foxtail bog-clubmoss

Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill

Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodiella

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Foxtail bog-clubmoss (Lycopodiella alopecuroides) — Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Foxtail bog-clubmoss, Foxtail clubmoss

Synonyms

Lepidotis alopecuroides (L.) Rothm.
Lycopodium alopecuroides L.
Lycopodium inundatum var. alopecuroides (L.) Tuck.
Plananthus alopecuroides (L.) P.Beauv.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mollymmadison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frog The Kermit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mollymmadison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.