Clubmosses and their Relatives 



The Marsh Clubmoss, Lycopodium inundatum, is 

 found, as its name implies, in marshy places, which are 

 liable to be flooded at times. Edges of bogs, swampy 

 ground, and moist, peaty lands are its favourite 

 habitats. The roots of this species are very short, but 

 numerous, and it is quite impossible to collect the plant 

 without taking the sod as well, so closely does it cling 

 to the soil. It dies down during winter, with the 

 exception of the growing tip, so that the plant, when 

 found, is seldom more than 2 or 3 inches in length. 

 The leaves are small, and have the appearance of grow- 

 ing only on one side of the stem, though they are 

 really set all round it. In addition to the prostrate 

 stem there are also upright branches as in the Common 

 Clubmoss. These branches have spindle-shaped heads 

 with lanceolate bracts toothed at the base. 



The name, inundatum, points out that this club- 

 moss delights in places that are subjected to periodic 

 flooding. 



The Alpine, or Savin-leaved, Clubmoss, Lycopodium 

 alpinum, is a plant restricted to mountainous districts. 

 It has long, creeping, and much-branched stems, which 

 bear short, forked, and upright branches. The 

 prostrate stems are rather bare of leaves, but the 

 upright branches are covered with small, lanceolate, 

 overlapping leaves, terminating in a point. The 

 peculiar bluish green colour of the leaves readily 

 distinguishes the Alpine Clubmoss from the other 

 native species. Some of the erect branches are barren, 



