The
club mosses and
spike mosses belong to the
Class Lycopodiopsida (formerly Lycopsida), and are usually lumped with the other non-flowering vascular plants in a group known as the
fern allies. They are represented in
Berrien County by 5 species in 2 orders, 2 families, and 3 genera. The following list is based on the
Online Atlas of Michigan Plants:
ORDER LYCOPODIALESFamily Lycopodicaceae (club-moss family):
Huperzia lucidula, shining clubmoss
Lycopodiella inundata, inundated clubmoss
Lycopodiella margueritiae, Marguerite’s clubmoss
Lycopodiella subappressa, northern bog clubmoss
ORDER SELAGINELALESFamily Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family):
Selaginella eclipse, hidden spikemoss
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