Lateristachys diffusa

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Lateristachys diffusa
Carpet Clubmoss (Lateristachys diffusa).jpg
Growing in the Mount Rochfort Conservation Area on the South Island of New Zealand.
Lycopodium ramulosum by Matilda Smith.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lateristachys
Species:
L. diffusa
Binomial name
Lateristachys diffusa
(R.Br.) Holub
Synonyms [1]
  • Lycopodiella diffusa(R.Br.) B.Øllg.
  • Lycopodium diffusumR.Br.
  • Lycopodium laterale var. diffusum(R.Br.) Hook.f.
  • Lycopodium ramulosumKirk
  • Lepidotis diffusa(R.Br.) Rothm.
  • Lateristachys ramulosa(Kirk) Holub
  • Lycopodiella ramulosa(Kirk) B.Øllg.

Lateristachys diffusa, synonym Lycopodiella diffusa, [1] known as carpet clubmoss, is a species of clubmoss in the family Lycopodiaceae. [2] It is indigenous to New Zealand [3] and to Tasmania, Australia. [4]

Contents

Description

The main stems of this plant are found underground when growing on boggy terrain, but can occur above ground in dryer habitats. The stems are normally not more than 25 cm in length and root at intervals. [5]

Taxonomy

The first description of this plant was published in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen by Robert Brown. [6] [7]

Ecology

Analysis of fossilised excrement of the kākāpō has shown that this plant was historically part of the diet of that endangered bird. [8]

Conservation status

The Department of Conservation in New Zealand classifies Lateristachys diffusa as Not Threatened. [9]

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References

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