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Scientific Name | Lycopodium clavatum L. |
Higher Classification | Ferns |
Family | LYCOPODIACEAE |
Synonyms | Lepidotis ciliata P.Beauv., Lepidotis clavata (L.) P.Beauv., Lepidotis inflexa P.Beauv., Lycopodium ciliatum (P.Beauv.) Sw., Lycopodium clavatum L. var. borbonicum Bory, Lycopodium clavatum L. var. inflexum (P.Beauv.) Spring, Lycopodium clavatum L. var. inflexum (P.Beauv.) Spring forma subtilis Chiov., Lycopodium clavatum L. var. natalense Nessel, Lycopodium clavatum L. var. trichiatum (Bory) Nessel, Lycopodium inflexum (P.Beauv.) Sw., Lycopodium trichiatum Bory, Lycopodium trichiatum Bory var. borbonicum (Bory) Spring, Lycopodium trichophyllum in sense of C.Chr., not of Desv. (misapplied name) |
Common Names | Running Club-moss (e), Unwele (z) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2011/10/24 |
Assessor(s) | W. Foden & L. Potter |
Justification | Widespread, common and not threatened. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape |
Range | Widespread across southern and eastern South Africa, extending to central and tropical Africa, and most of the temperate world. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Savanna |
Description | Forest margins, streamsides, montane grassland and road cuttings. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lycopodium clavatum L. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. and Burrows, S.M. 2011. Ferns of southern Africa: A comprehensive guide. Struik Nature, Cape Town.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Foden, W. & Potter, L. 2011. Lycopodium clavatum L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/13 |
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