Diphasiastrum alpinum

Diphasiastrum alpinum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Diphasiastrum
Species: D. alpinum
Binomial name
Diphasiastrum alpinum
(L.) Holub 1975
Synonyms[1]

Diphasiastrum alpinum, alpine clubmoss, is a species of clubmoss.[2] It has widespread across much of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere: much of Canada, the northwestern United States, northern and central Europe, Russia, China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, etc. It is an indicator of alpine tundra and boreal climates.[3] It is found in mountains and moors often with Calluna and grasses.[4][5][1]

Diphasiastrum alpinumgrows 10 to 20 cm (4-8 inches)tall from stems which grow just under the surface of the ground. The leaves are hollow at the bases.[3] The female stems produce strobili up to 3 cm (1.2 incheslong.[6][7][8]

Diphasiastrum alpinum may hybridize with Diphasiastrum sitchense.[3]

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