Lycopodiaceae 2 1 



4-ranked, the lateral row with somewhat 

 spreading tips; peduncle slender, 2-6 inches 

 high, forked, bearing 2-4 linear-cylindric 

 spikes, bracts broadly ovate, acuminate, with 

 pale irregularly cut margins. 



In mossy woods at the lower altitudes, 

 more or less frequent throughout the region, 

 especially in the Rockies. 



Lycopodium Stems P^strate, 8-20 inches 

 alpinum L. long on or near the surface of 

 Alpine the ground, forming numerous, 



Club-moss. several t i mes branched clusters 

 2-3 inches high with glaucous leaves, and 

 occasional stouter, compressed spike-bearing 

 stems, extending above the others; leaves 

 4-ranked, erect, flattened, those of the lateral 

 rows two to three times larger than those 

 intermediate; spikes sessile, few, J-f of an 

 inch long. 



In alpine meadows, on slopes, and in open 

 woods throughout the region from 6000 feet 

 upwards. 



