| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Haywood County only; specimen in prep. (fide Alan Weakley, 2022). Note that prior to this collection, Weakley (2022) states: "This species was reported for NC by Lellinger (1985) and FNA, and is apparently indicated as occurring in NC on the range map in Mickel (1979); there is apparently no documentation for these reports, though the species occurs in Grayson County, VA, a county adjacent to NC."
Across nearly all of Canada, south to western NC, TN, NM, and AZ; essentially in the mountain regions in the central latitudes. | |
| Abundance | Extremely rare; one recent collection. Based on this single collection, the species has recently (2022) been tracked by the NCNHP, as Significantly Rare, with a State Rank of S1. | |
| Habitat | "Swampy or moist coniferous forests, mountain forests, and exposed grassy or rocky sites" (Flora of North America website). In the VA, NC, and TN regions, in cold/cool, high elevation forests. | |
| Phenology | | |
| Identification | "Strobili sessile, borne directly above densely leafy portions of upright branches; leaves acuminate to acute" (Weakley 2022), whereas the Lycopodium species have "Strobili borne on elongate, sparsely leafy peduncles borne at the tips of leafy, ascending branches; leaves with attenuate, hyaline hair-tips". | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Most references consider it as Lycopodium annotinum, including NatureServe.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Interrupted Clubmoss, Bristly Clubmoss | |
| State Rank | S1 | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
| State Status | SR-P | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FAC link |
| USACE-emp | FAC link |
