NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Lycopodium clavatum

Scientific Name:	Lycopodium clavatum
Genus:	Lycopodium
Species Epithet:	clavatum
Common Name:	Running Clubmoss, Staghorn Clubmoss, Wolf's Claw Clubmoss, Robin Hood's Hatbands
Plant Type	Fern/Clubmoss/Allies
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Lycopodiaceae (Clubmoss Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	0-1 ft.
Light:	Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry, Moist
Bloom Time:	July, August, September
Growing Area:	Mountains
Habitat Description:	Openings, balds, roadbanks, open forests. Uncommon in NC mountains; present mostly above 4000’.
Leaf Retention:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Leaves needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Not Recommended for home landscapes
State Rank:	S3: Vulnerable ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Difficult to grow. Prefers acid soils.
Plant with horizontal stems Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
The strobili are often in pairs and are on long and sparsely "leaved" stalks held above the heavily-leaved fertile branches. Jackson County, NC Bettina Darveaux
"Running" over boulders. Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://nc.audubon.org/700 https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lycopodium/clavatum/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lycopodium-clavatum/