Lycopodium alpinum
Care consensus, photos, and the collectors growing it.
- Common name
- Alpine clubmoss
- Plant type
- Alpine plant
- Growth habit
- Groundcover
- Light
- Partial shade
- Watering
- Medium
- Temperature
- Cool
- Humidity
- Moderate
- Propagation
- Division
- Native range
- Mountainous regions
- Toxic to pets
- Toxic
- Toxic to people
- Toxic
- public plants
- 0 public plants
- collectors
- 0 collectors
What Lycopodium alpinum is
Alpine clubmoss is a low-growing groundcover that creeps across the earth. It resembles a miniature evergreen, with dense, scale-like leaves that fan out along its stems.
Living with this plant means providing the cool conditions it craves. It settles into partial shade, quietly spreading its texture across your garden space.
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It contains alkaloids that are irritating if ingested.
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People and Lycopodium alpinum
How our relationship with this plant has changed over time.
- Pre-industrial
Ancient foraging
People in mountainous regions gathered the spores. They used the fine, dry dust as a source of light in early fire-starting techniques.
- 19th century
Botanical classification
Collectors began documenting the plant in high-altitude surveys. It became a fixture in herbariums interested in glacial remnants.
- 20th century
Horticultural interest
Gardeners started incorporating alpine species into rock gardens. The plant transitioned from a wild curiosity to a managed groundcover.
- Present day
Specialized collection
You now find it in collections focusing on cool-climate restoration. Propagation by division helps ensure its slow spread remains steady.
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Frequently asked about Lycopodium alpinum
Quick answers pulled from the public catalog and care consensus above.
What is Lycopodium alpinum?
Lycopodium alpinum is a species in the Lycopodium genus. Commonly known as Alpine clubmoss, a alpine plant, and with a groundcover growth habit. Native to Mountainous regions.
How do you care for Lycopodium alpinum?
Reference care guidance for Lycopodium alpinum: partial shade light, medium watering, cool temperatures, and moderate humidity. Collectors on collecto.rs will refine this as more public specimens are added.
How rare is Lycopodium alpinum?
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