Diphasiastrum complanatum

Diphasiastrum complanatum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Diphasiastrum
Species:
D. complanatum
Binomial name
Diphasiastrum complanatum
Synonyms
  • Diphasium anceps Á. Löve & D. Löve
  • Diphasium complanatum (L.) Rothm.
  • Diphasium wallrothii H.P. Fuchs
  • Lepidotis complanata (L.) P. Beauv.
  • Lycopodium complanatum L.
  • Stachygynandrum complanatum (L.) C. Presl

Diphasiastrum complanatum, common names groundcedar, creeping jenny, or northern running-pine, is a species of clubmoss native to dry coniferous forests in colder northerly parts of the world. Under the original name Lycopodium complanatum, this was an inclusive superspecies that included a number of other species now known to be biologically separate. This plant is an evergreen, perennial pteridophyte. The spores are produced June to September.