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200. L. inundatum L. Mabsh Club Moss. Small ; sterile 
branches rather fragile, creeping, forking; leaves many ranked, 
soft, fine and curling ; fertile stem 1-4 inches high, leafy, erect, 
bearing a thick spike ; leaves of fertile stem and bracteal leaves of 
spike similar to leaves on sterile branches. Damp, sandy soil. 
Rather uncommon. Becoming more frequent near the coast 
but easily overlooked. Viola lanceolata and Sporobolus serotinus 
are frequent companion plants. Both of these are quite noticeable 
and where found L. inundatum is to be expected. Middle of Sept. 
Eastern North America and Europe. 
Figured in Hooker’s “British Ferns,” and by Anne Pratt. 
Yar. Bigelovii Tuckerm. is much larger with sparser, larger 
and more rigid leaves ; fertile stem . often ten inches high. In 
sandy peat near the coast. 
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204. L. annotinum L. Main stems much branched ; branch- 
es twice forked, ascending, leafy to the top, causing the spikes to 
appear sessile ; leaves in five ranks, smaller at intervals, giving 
the branches a jointed appearance. Cold woods ; rather unusual 
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut ; frequent farther 
north. Late September. Northern America, Europe and Asia. 
Figured in Hooker’s “British Ferns.” 
Yar. pungens has leaves shorter, more rigid and pointed. 
Mountain tops. Frequent on the high mountains of Maine, New 
Hampshire and V ermont. 
Figured in Hooker’s “British Ferns,” and by Anne Pratt. 
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205. L. obscurum L. Gkound Pine. Rootstalk creeping 
underground • stems erect, simple at the base, copiously branched 
upwards, 6-8 inches high ; leaves in six ranks, those in the lateral 
ranks incurved spreading, others shorter and appressed ; spikes 
often numerous but solitary. Plant resembling a young evergreen 
tree. Woods ; common. Middle of September. North America 
and eastern Asia. 
Figured by Knobel. 
