Irish fern allies - Marsh Clubmoss, Lycopodiella inundata

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Marsh Clubmoss
Lycopodiella inundata
Garbhógach chorraigh
Family: Lycopodaceae

Spores ripen June - September. Perennial. Native.

Short, slightly branched prostrate stems with erect tips, 5-20cm. Over-wintering terminal buds. Bright green short-pointed, awl-shaped leaves. Terminal cones are borne singly on some branches, cone-scales with 1-2 teeth and broad bases.

Rare, occasionally found on bare, wet margins of bogs and lakes in West Galway.

Marsh Clubmoss, Lycopodiella inundata

Marsh Clubmoss. UK photographs.

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