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Diphasiastrum complanatum
Also called Ground cedar, Trailing ground-pine, Issler's Clubmoss, Northern Running Pine, Christmas Green, Hybrid Alpine Clubmoss, Flat Branched Clubmoss
Diphasiastrum complanatum, common names groundcedar, creeping jenny, or northern running-pine, is a species of clubmoss native to dry coniferous forests in colder northerly parts of the world. Under the original name Lycopodium complanatum, this was an inclusive superspecies that included a number of other species now known to be biologically separate. This plant is an evergreen, perennial pteridophyte. The spores are produced June to September.
As the species is currently recognized, it has been found in Canada, Greenland, northern and central Europe including montane regions of the British Isles, Russia, China, Japan, India, Thailand, and the northern United States.
In Finland Diphasiastrum complanatum has been used to dye wool in the past.
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