Austrolycopodium fastigiatum

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum, synonym Lycopodium fastigiatum, commonly known as alpine club moss or mountain club moss, is a species of club moss native to New Zealand and Australia.[2][3] The genus Austrolycopodium is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I),[4] but not in other classifications which submerge the genus in Lycopodium.[5]

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Austrolycopodium
Species:
A. fastigiatum
Binomial name
Austrolycopodium fastigiatum
(R.Br.) Holub[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycopodium arcitenensis Herter
  • Lycopodium berggrenii (Herter ex Nessel) Herter
  • Lycopodium clavatum var. fastigiatum (R.Br.) Benth.
  • Lycopodium curvifolium Colenso
  • Lycopodium decurrens Colenso
  • Lycopodium fastigiatum R.Br.
  • Lycopodium scopulosum Colenso

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum has an upright, much branched and conifer-like appearance, and can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) high. It is widespread across New Zealand including Stewart, Chatham, Adams, Auckland, and Campbell Islands. It has also been found in the Australian States of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. It grows in mountainous, alpine areas to scrubland. In cold conditions it can have a bright orange appearance.[6]

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (November 2019). "Austrolycopodium fastigiatum". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.11. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network: Lycopodium fastigiatum
  3. Atlas of Living Australia
  4. PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229.
  5. Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. & Chase, Mark W. (2014). "Trends and concepts in fern classification". Annals of Botany. 113 (9): 571–594. doi:10.1093/aob/mct299. PMC 3936591. PMID 24532607.
  6. "Lycopodium fastigiatum". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 2012-05-13.


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