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Lycopodiella cernua
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Photo: Petra Ballings
Vumba, Cloudlands
Photo: Petra Ballings
Vumba, Cloudlands
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba Botanic Garden, upper rd
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba Botanic Garden, upper rd
Photo: Petra Ballings
John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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| Synonyms: |
Lepidotis cernua (L.) P. Beauv. Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic. Ser. Lycopodium cernuum L. Lycopodium secundum K. Muell. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Main stem creeping on the ground for most of its length, rooting at points of contact with the ground; secondary stems erect, much-branched; tree-like. Foliage leaves needle-like, 3 × 0.3 mm, entire, patent and curving forward. Fertile portions borne in sessile, solitary, strobili, up to 1 cm long, at the apex of the drooping branches. Sporophylls 1.5 × 1.2 mm, ovate, tapering. |
| Notes: | Very distinctive drooping cones, should not be confused with any other fern. |
| Derivation of specific name: | cernua: drooping, nodding; referring to the hanging branch tips and strobili that make the plant look like a miniature fir tree. |
| Habitat: | Forest margins, marshy areas along streams and in open sunny disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, S Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Tropical and subtropical regions of the world. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 20 December 2011 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Page 18. (Includes a picture). Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 42 - 43. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Page 138. (Includes a picture). Kornas, J. (1979). Distribution and ecology of the Pteridophytes in Zambia Polska Akademia Nauk Wydzial II Nauk Biologicznych Pages 28 - 29. Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 7. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 23. Roux, J.P. (2009). Synopsis of the Lycopodiophyta and Pteridophyta of Africa, Madagascar and neighbouring islands Pages 17 - 18. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970). Pteridophyta FZ Page 20. |
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lycopodiella cernua
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Lycopodiella cernua
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