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Lycopodium (Club Moss, Christmas Pine, Ground Pine)
Lycopodium is the genus name for a group of plants that are in the plant division Lycophyta. A primitive group vascular plants that have simple roots, stems and leaves. Most stay under a foot tall but some tropical types reach five feet. There are over 950 different species. Spores from this plant have been used to produce a flash of light for early photographers and thrown (or blown) through flames to create a burst of light.
 
Lycopodium growing among Bunch Berry (Cornus)
This picture shows the club-like reproductive structures called strobilus.
These look like tiny pine trees.
 
 
 
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