Lycopodium cernuum L.

Very variable tender, creeping fern with forked branches and bright, light green leaves.  [RHSD, FNSW].  Figured in Flora Fluminensis [t.112/1790].

Horticultural & Botanical History

No data.

History at Camden Park

Plants were obtained from the Sydney Botanic Garden on 17th October 1853.  [RBGS AB].

Notes

Published Feb 11, 2009 - 02:37 PM | Last updated Jul 25, 2010 - 04:41 PM

The figure is a line drawing of a forked branch. Flora Fluminensis t.112, 1827.

Lycopodium cernuum L. | Flora Fluminensis t.112/1827 | BHL

More details about Lycopodium cernuum L.
Family Lycopodiaceae
Category
Region of origin

Tropics including Australia
Synonyms

 

  • Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm.
Common Name

Scrambling Club moss
Name in the Camden Park Record

Lycopodium cernuum 
Confidence level high