Species Details

Lycopodium clavatum

running-pine

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Classification

Scientific Name: Lycopodium clavatum L.
Common Name: running-pine
Family:	Lycopodiaceae
Element Code:	PPLYC01080
USDA Plants Symbol:	LYCL
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 4.1 on 2008-07-08 changed from 2.3 to 2.3 on 2006-06-01
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-04-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug(Sep)

Elevation:
45 - 1225 meters
150 - 4020 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest (mesic)
Marshes and swamps
North Coast coniferous forest (mesic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Edges (often)
Openings
Roadsides

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Threatened by logging, herbicide application, road construction, and road and trail maintenance.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	9
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	105	88 %
Logging	101	84%
Road/trail construction/maint.	45	37%
Foot traffic/trampling	4	3%
Other	4	3%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	2%
Biocides	3	2%
Development	1	0%
Non-native plant impacts	1	0%
ORV activity	1	0%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					120
A	B	C	D	X	U
6	28	43	18	0	25

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	120
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	120
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Georgia (GA), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kentucky (KY), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South America (SA), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arcata North (4012481), Arcata South (4012471), Bald Hills (4112328), Blake Mountain (4012355), Blue Lake (4012388), Bridgeville (4012347), Childs Hill (4112461), Crannell (4112411), Crescent City (4112472), Elk (3912326), Eureka (4012472), Fern Canyon (4112441), Fields Landing (4012462), Holter Ridge (4112338), Hydesville (4012451), Iaqua Buttes (4012368), Korbel (4012378), Mad River Buttes (4012367), Maple Creek (4012377), Mathison Peak (3912336), McGuire Ridge (3812374), McWhinney Creek (4012461), Noyo Hill (3912346), Orick (4112431), Owl Creek (4012358), Panther Creek (4112318), Redcrest (4012348), Rodgers Peak (4112421), Scotia (4012441), Sims Mountain (4012365), Trinidad (4112412), Weott (4012338)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	Proposed change from List 2.3 to 4.1; rejected on 1 June 2006
CNPS Status Review:	Proposed change from List 2.3 to List 4.1
Species Account:	Lycopodium clavatum profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Other:	Fremontia 32(4):20-22 (2004) [natural history]

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory