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fan clubmoss

Diphasiastrum digitatum

Fan clubmoss is a neat little plant that looks like a green fan! It grows in shady places and is part of a special group of plants called clubmosses. They have been around for a very long time, even before dinosaurs!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The fan clubmoss has distinct flattened, fan-like branches that resemble tiny, many-fingered hands. Its evergreen foliage is a vibrant deep green, often with a slightly bluish tint, forming dense carpets on the forest floor. It visually stands out with its intricate, layered branching.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Clubmosses are actually more closely related to ferns than true mosses.

Its tiny spores are so fine, they were once used for camera flash powder!

Some individual clubmoss colonies can live for hundreds of years!

This plant is a living fossil; its relatives grew alongside dinosaurs millions of years ago!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Evergreen Endurance

Fan clubmoss has tough, evergreen leaves that help it stay green and make food all year, even in cold winters.

Fähigkeit

Spore Power

Fan clubmoss reproduces using tiny spores instead of seeds, an ancient plant strategy that helps it spread widely.

Fähigkeit

Underground Explorer

Fan clubmoss has creeping rhizomes that help it spread across the forest floor and find new places to grow.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Ausbreitung
30-100 cm
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Browses on its evergreen foliage, especially in winter.

shelters

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Uses its dense ground cover for hiding and foraging.

shelters

Silky Ant

Formica subsericea

Ants often forage among its creeping stems and leaf litter.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch plants unless a grown-up says it's okay.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von fan clubmoss?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von fan clubmoss?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das essbar von fan clubmoss?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von fan clubmoss?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von fan clubmoss?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von fan clubmoss?

Wind

Wo findet man fan clubmoss normalerweise?

Forests

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