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foxtail bog clubmoss

Lycopodiella alopecuroides

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mississippi.January 35, February 36, March 36, April 65, May 38, June 25, July 29, August 22, September 28, October 32, November 24, December 27.
United States2,281
Mississippi373
Alabama337
Louisiana224
North Carolina179
Georgia136
New Jersey128
South Carolina125
Virginia33
Maryland23

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassLycophytes · Lycopodiopsida
Orderclubmosses and firmosses · Lycopodiales
FamilyClubmosses and Firmosses · Lycopodiaceae
Genusbog clubmosses · Lycopodiella

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