Lycopodium clavatum Linnaeus 1753 (Family Lycopodiaceae)

Height: 20-90cm
Perennial
Sporulation July - August

Protective Chemicals
Alkaloids Cernuine, Lycopodine
Triterpenoids Episerratriol, Lycoclavanol,
Onocerin, Serratene

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Heath and Moorland
Spore Dispersal: Wind

Skye Flora: Stagshorn Clubmoss


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