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PLANTS

Fan clubmoss

Diphasiastrum digitatum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
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Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in fields and in conifers.

There are 928 observations of Fan clubmoss in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie176
  2. Laurentides145
  3. Montérégie99
  4. Outaouais96
  5. Capitale-Nationale93
  6. Lanaudière64
  7. Mauricie56
  8. Centre-du-Québec37
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches31
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine30
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent29
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  14. Montréal9
  15. Côte-Nord9
  16. Laval7

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsHubert Figuière

Similar species

Flat-branched ground-pineDendrolycopodium obscurum
GroundcedarDiphasiastrum complanatum
Deeproot clubmossDiphasiastrum tristachyum
Northern tree-clubmossDendrolycopodium dendroideum
Delicate tree-clubmossDendrolycopodium hickeyi
Whorled tickseedCoreopsis verticillata
Running clubmossLycopodium clavatum
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
TOXIC
Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
Creeping juniperJuniperus horizontalis
Reflexed Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum reflexum