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PLANTS

Groundcedar

Diphasiastrum complanatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Groundcedar, photo 1 of 5
Groundcedar, photo 2 of 5
Groundcedar, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests and near water.

There are 1,222 observations of Groundcedar in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord246
  2. Nord-du-Québec194
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean115
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent101
  5. Capitale-Nationale75
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine72
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue69
  8. Estrie68
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches50
  10. Laurentides46
  11. Outaouais43
  12. Lanaudière42
  13. Centre-du-Québec34
  14. Mauricie34
  15. Montérégie32
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestCephas
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Fan clubmossDiphasiastrum digitatum
Deeproot clubmossDiphasiastrum tristachyum
Alpine clubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum
Running clubmossLycopodium clavatum
Flat-branched ground-pineDendrolycopodium obscurum
One-cone clubmossLycopodium lagopus
Sitka clubmossDiphasiastrum sitchense
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
Bristly clubmossSpinulum annotinum
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