Status:
valid
Authors:
(Hook.) B.Øllg.
Source:
tro
Year:
1987
Citation Micro:
Opera Bot. 92: 176 (1987)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001115104
Common Names
- Lycopodiella pendulina
- Hanging Clubmoss
- Hanging Lycopodiella
Uses & Benefits
Lycopodiella pendulina is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used medicinally to treat a variety of ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Lycopodiella pendulina has small, yellowish-green flowers that are clustered in panicles. The seeds are small and black, and the seedlings have a single cotyledon.
Where to Find Lycopodiella pendulina
Lycopodiella pendulina can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, including Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Species in the Lycopodiella genus
Lycopodiella cernua,
Lycopodiella affinis,
Lycopodiella inundata,
Lycopodiella alopecuroides,
Lycopodiella brucei,
Lycopodiella glaucescens,
Lycopodiella copelandii,
Lycopodiella prostrata,
Lycopodiella pendulina,
Lycopodiella appressa,
Lycopodiella subappressa,
Lycopodiella margueritae,
Lycopodiella bradei,
Lycopodiella diffusa,
Lycopodiella iuliformis,
Lycopodiella lateralis,
Lycopodiella lehmannii,
Lycopodiella riofrioi,
Lycopodiella serpentina,
Lycopodiella trianae,
Lycopodiella camporum,
Lycopodiella caroliniana,
Lycopodiella contexta,
Lycopodiella steyermarkii,
Lycopodiella descendens,
Lycopodiella longipes,
Lycopodiella andicola,
Lycopodiella krameriana,
Lycopodiella maniculata,
Lycopodiella geometra,
Lycopodiella duseniana,
Lycopodiella veigae,
Lycopodiella tupiana,
Lycopodiella hydrophila,
Lycopodiella tomentosa,
Lycopodiella robusta,
Lycopodiella sarcocaulon,
Lycopodiella curvata,
Species in the Lycopodiaceae family