Lycopodium complanatum
Christmas Green, Creeping Jenny
Other regional names: Ground Cedar +3 more
- Ground Cedar
- Ground Pine
- Groundcedar
- Issler's Clubmoss
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lycopodiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Lycopodium complanatum (commonly known as Christmas Green or Creeping Jenny) is a shrub within the Lycopodiaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Hainan, Haiti, Hungary, Idaho, India, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tibet, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Vietnam, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon